An insulin infusion is ordered for Mr. D to begin at 0.1 units/kg/hr. Mr.D weighs 155 lb. The pharmacy delivers a premixed bag of 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL of normal saline. Another nurse has calculated the infusion pump setting as 10 mL/hr. What will you do next?
a. Tell the nurse to obtain a pump and start the infusion as calculated
b. advise the nurse to recalculate the infusion rate.
c. Call the physician and ask for exact pump setting to be clarified
d. allow the nurse to independently administer the infusion using her own best judgement
Answer: b. advise the nurse to recalculate the infusion rate.
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