The nurse had to prepare an injection of regular and NPH insulin. What is the correct sequence of steps for preparing the insulin injection?
1) Draw up into the syringe an amount of air equivalent to the amount of regular insulin and expel the air into the vial.
2) Draw up into the syringe an amount of air equivalent to the amount of NPH insulin and expel the air into the vial.
3) Draw up the ordered amount of regular insulin.
4) Draw up the ordered amount of NPH insulin.
A) 1, 2, 3, 4
B) 1, 2, 4, 3
C) 2, 1, 3, 4
D) 2, 1, 4, 3

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Choose one vial as the primary. With two insulins, regular insulin is the primary. Inject air into the second vial, which is the NPH insulin, in an amount equaling the medication to be withdrawn. Inject air into the primary vial, which is the regular insulin, in an amount equaling the medication to be withdrawn and then withdraw the medication in the usual way. Insert the needle into the second vial, which is the NPH insulin, and slowly withdraw the needed amount of drug from the second vial. When preparing two types of insulin in one syringe, first draw into the syringe the vial containing the regular insulin.

The Nurse Had to Prepare an Injection of Regular and NPH