05
Apr
Drawing Up Insulin Regular And Nph. Wipe off the top of both vials with an alcohol pad. Check the patient s blood sugar and for signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia to ensure they aren t hypoglycemic if patient is hypoglycemic hold the dose and notify md for further orders. Administer the dose within 5 to 10 minutes after drawing up because the regular insulin binds to the nph and this decreases its action. Draw up humalog or novolog before drawing up regular insulin or draw up regular insulin before novolin n nph or lente insulin.
Mixtures should not be administered intravenously. Keep these pre filled syringes in the refrigerator with the needle tip pointed upward. Draw 20 u of air into the syringe and inject air into the nph vial figure a withdraw needle. Administer the dose within 5 to 10 minutes after drawing up because the regular insulin binds to the nph and this decreases its action. Rotate the syringe to mix the two insulins before using. Nph and regular insulin can be pre filled up to 21 days before using.
Draw 20 u of air into the syringe and inject air into the nph vial figure a withdraw needle.
When mixing insulin in a syringe draw up the quickest acting insulin first e g. Mixtures should not be administered intravenously. Draw up humalog or novolog before drawing up regular insulin or draw up regular insulin before novolin n nph or lente insulin. Administer the dose within 5 to 10 minutes after drawing up because the regular insulin binds to the nph and this decreases its action. Inspect regular insulin for clarity. You should draw up the same volume of air as the volume of the first kind of insulin dosage.