Showing posts with label diabetes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label diabetes. Show all posts

Friday, September 13, 2013

TO HOLD OR NOT TO HOLD: UNDERSTANDING INSULIN


diabetes,

You’re about to walk into your patient’s room with a syringe full of insulin. The unit secretary shouts, “Hey. The physician just made your patient NPO.” Ugh...now what? Do you give the insulin? Do you hold it?
Are you confident that you would know what to do every time?