For a client with DKA receiving insulin to correct hyperglycemia, the nurse knows that the most appropriate route of administration would be
a. intradermal.
b. intramuscular.
c. intravenous.
d. subcutaneous.
C
Insulin should never be given subcutaneously to a client with DKA, because the subcutaneous tissues are dehydrated and poorly perfused with blood from dehydration and hypovolemic shock. Traditionally, the hyperglycemia associated with DKA is treated with an IV bolus of regular in-sulin, with an insulin drip then started.
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