Insulin
An injected hormone that lowers blood glucose; the dose is verified with a second nurse and the client watched for hypoglycemia.
Insulin is a hormone given to lower blood glucose in diabetes, and only regular and rapid-acting insulin may be given IV. Know each type’s peak time, because that is when hypoglycemia is most likely and when the client must have eaten. When mixing, draw up clear (regular) before cloudy (NPH) — “clear before cloudy” — to avoid contaminating the regular vial.
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