The nurse cautions the patient who is being instructed on self-medication with insulin to be aware that there are 25-, 30-, 50-, and 100-unit syringes. How is the 100-unit syringe marked?
a. 1-unit increments
b. 2-unitt increments
c. 4-unit increments
d. 5-unit increments
ANS: B
The 100-unit syringe is marked in 2-unit increments while the smaller syringes are marked in 1-unit increments.
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