Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 80%
Full-length
Passage / Scenario
A client administering his own insulin.Which observation indicates to the nurse that the client needs further teaching before he can administer his own insulin?
Correct answer
D
Rationale
Strategy: Answers are implementations. Determine the outcome of each answer choice. Is it desired? (1) when mixing regular insulin with other types of insulin, the client should draw up the clear (regular) before the cloudy (NPH) (2) bottle of insulin should never be vigorously shaken, but rather gently mixed (3) imperative to rotate injection sites to avoid tissue irritation/infection and ensure proper absorption (4) correct-insulin should be administered at room temperature, temperature extremes should be avoided