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18 May, 12:15

A nurse obtained a client's fasting blood sugar (fbs) at 0700, which was 144 mg/dl (8 mmol/l). the client has an order for regular insulin 8 units every morning. what should the nurse do next

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  1. 18 May, 14:25
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    The nurse should calculate the correction dose the patient should take.

    Correction dose = [actual (144mg/dl) - target blood glucose (100mg/dl in a fasting situation) ] : correction factor (50)

    Correction dose = 1 (0.88) unit

    The nurse will need to add 1 unit to the 8 units that are already prescribed.
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