NCLEX Review Insulin

Hey gang we’re going to continue our drug review with the Endocrine System. Today we’ll be focused on diabetes.

From Merck

https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/endocrine-and-metabolic-disorders/diabetes-mellitus-and-disorders-of-carbohydrate-metabolism/drug-treatment-of-diabetes-mellitus

A great review of insulin – https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/diabetes-types-insulin#1

Some Points Administering Insulin

Rotate sites: do not use the same site more than once in a 2-3 week period this prevents lipodystrophy.

Sites include: abdomen, arms, and thighs

When mixing insulin (clear to cloudy) clear=regular, cloudy=NPH

Don’t massage site after administration increases absorption rate and may cause hypoglycemia.

Mixing Insulin – clear before cloudy

https://preop.com/preop/mixing-insulin/

Pinterest

https://www.pinterest.com/louise3816/nursing-insulin/?lp=true

Questions and answers –

http://www.registerednursern.com/diabetes-mellitus-nclex-quiz/

https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/nclex-rn/nclex-practice-questions/nclex-rn-questions/e/diabetes-questions

Next time we’ll talk about oral meds for Diabetes.