RN Targeted Medical Surgical Endocrine Online Practice 2019

A nurse is teaching a client who has diabetes mellitus about insulin injections. The client's prescription includes evening doses of insulin glargine and regular insulin. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? a. Inject the insulins intramuscularly. b. Shake the insulins vigorously prior to administration. c. Draw up the insulins into separate syringes. d. Expect the insulins to appear cloudy. - Draw up the insulins into separate syringes. The nurse should instruct the client to draw up the insulins into separate syringes because insulin glargine is not compatible with other insulins. A nurse is planning teaching for a client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?