The nurse has to prepare an injection of regular insulin and NPH insulin
What is the correct order for preparing the insulin injection?
1) Draw up into the syringe an amount of air equivalent to the amount of regular insulin and expel the air into the vial.
2) Draw up into the syringe an amount of air equivalent to the amount of NPH insulin and expel the air into the vial.
3) Draw up the ordered amount of regular insulin.
4) Draw up the ordered amount of NPH insulin.
A) 1, 2, 3, 4
B) 1, 2, 4, 3
C) 2, 1, 3, 4
D) 2, 1, 4, 3
C
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