A patient has an order to receive 10 units of U-50 insulin. The nurse is using a U-100 syringe. How many units should the nurse draw up in the syringe and administer?
a. 0.2 units
b. 2 units
c. 5 units
d. 20 units
ANS: D
The nurse is careful to perform nursing calculations to ensure proper medication administration. U-50 insulin has 50 units of insulin in every milliliter, a U-100 syringe has 100 units in every milliliter. Conversion equals 20 units.
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