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Storing Insulin

▪ Avoid exposing insulin to extremes in temperature.
▪ Insulin should not be frozen or kept in direct sunlight or a hot car.
▪ Before injection, insulin should be at room temperature.
▪ If a vial of insulin will be used up in 1 month, it may be kept at room
temperature; otherwise, the vial should be refrigerated.

FIG. 47-1 Common insulin injection sites.

Practice Questions

512. The nurse is teaching a client with diabetes mellitus how to mix regular
insulin and NPH insulin in the same syringe. Which action, if performed by
the client, indicates the need for further teaching?
1. Withdraws the NPH insulin first
2. Withdraws the regular insulin first
3. Injects air into NPH insulin vial first
4. Injects an amount of air equal to the desired dose of insulin into
each vial
513. The home care nurse visits a client recently diagnosed with diabetes mellitus
who is taking Humulin NPH insulin daily. The client asks the nurse how to

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