The prescriber has ordered heparin 15,000 units subcutaneous…

The prescriber has ordered heparin 15,000 units subcutaneously every 12 hours for a patient weighing   116 lbs.  The label on the vial of heparin reads Heparin 10,000 units/mL.  How many mL of heparin should the nurse administer to this patient every 12 hours? _______________mL

A nurse is about to administer Novolog to a diabetic patient…

A nurse is about to administer Novolog to a diabetic patient. The doctor’s order is a sliding scale, listed below. The nurse takes the patient’s blood sugar and the results are 300. How many units would she give her patient? ___________________units Blood sugar levels Units of insulin