The nurse is caring for a patient with diabetes who utilizes

Last updated: 8/3/2023

The nurse is caring for a patient with diabetes who utilizes carbohydrate counting with insulin correction The patient is prescribed the following insulin orders PLEASE answer step 3 The nurse will administer how many total units of insulin to this patient Round to the nearest whole number Carbohydrate Ratio of 1 unit 10 grams Correction Target 130 mg dL Correction Factor of 1 unit 25 mg dL Step 1 The patient eats 65 CHO for lunch The patient needs unitsCHO units of insulin to cover the number of CHO eaten Step 2 The patient s current blood glucose level is 245 mg dL The patient needs units BS units of insulin to cover the blood sugar level Please answer Step 3 The nurse will administer how many number total units total units of insulin Round to the nearest whole