A Physician prescribes 28 units of NPH insulin and 10 units of regular insulin. You decided to administer both NPH and regular insulin using a single syringe. Identify the correct order of steps involved in preparing a single syringe dose. I. Inject 28 units of air into the NPH vial II. Invert regular insulin bottle and draw regular insulin dose III. Inject 10 units of air into the regular insulin vial IV. Invert the NPH vial and draw NPH dose Answer Choices: a. I, III, II, IV b. III, I, IV, II c. III, II, I, IV d. I, IV, III, II

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A Physician prescribes 28 units of NPH insulin and 10 units of regular insulin. You
decided to administer both NPH and regular insulin using a single syringe. Identify the
correct order of steps involved in preparing a single syringe dose.
I. Inject 28 units of air into the NPH vial
II. Invert regular insulin bottle and draw regular insulin dose
III. Inject 10 units of air into the regular insulin vial
IV. Invert the NPH vial and draw NPH dose
Answer Choices:
a. I, III, II, IV
b. III, I, IV, II
c. III, II, I, IV
d. I, IV, III, II
Transcribed Image Text:A Physician prescribes 28 units of NPH insulin and 10 units of regular insulin. You decided to administer both NPH and regular insulin using a single syringe. Identify the correct order of steps involved in preparing a single syringe dose. I. Inject 28 units of air into the NPH vial II. Invert regular insulin bottle and draw regular insulin dose III. Inject 10 units of air into the regular insulin vial IV. Invert the NPH vial and draw NPH dose Answer Choices: a. I, III, II, IV b. III, I, IV, II c. III, II, I, IV d. I, IV, III, II
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