Question

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

Answer 1

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.