Jackie returns to the ward. She is to have a morphine infusion to deliver pain relief via a syringe driver. You note that the order is for 45 mg of morphine in 60 ml of fluid. You assist the registered nurses to set up this infusion.
-Sliding-scale insulin has been ordered for Jackie while she is not eating. She is to have no insulin if her reading is below 8 mmol/L, but if her reading is 8 mmol/L, she is to have 2 units of insulin. For every 4 mmol/L above 8 mmol/L (e.g. 12 or 16 mmol/L), she is to have an additional 2 units. The reading you have just taken is 22 mmol/L. The number of units of insulin she should receive is
A) 6 units
B) 8 units
C) 10 units
D) 12 units

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The Answer of Jackie returns to the ward. She is to have a morphine infusion to deliver pain relief via a syringe driver. You note that the order is for 45 mg of morphine in 60 ml of fluid. You assist the registered nurses to set up this infusion.
-Sliding-scale insulin has been ordered for Jackie while she is not eating. She is to have no insulin if her reading is below 8 mmol/L, but if her reading is 8 mmol/L, she is to have 2 units of insulin. For every 4 mmol/L above 8 mmol/L (e.g. 12 or 16 mmol/L), she is to have an additional 2 units. The reading you have just taken is 22 mmol/L. The number of units of insulin she should receive is
A) 6 units
B) 8 units
C) 10 units
D) 12 units

Jackie Returns to the Ward