IV insulin in OR/PACU

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Mon, 01/04/2016 - 14:54
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Susan Lee
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IV insulin in OR/PACU

Would anyone be able to share how IV insulin doses are prepared and administered in your OR and PACU areas? Usual doses would be 10-20 units IV x1.
How do the nurses draw up the doses? Do they use insulin syringes or TB 1mL syringes?
Is the dose transferred into another syringe, where the nurse further dilutes the dose prior to administration?
Thank you for your inputs!
susan

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