(Fill in the Blank.) The nurse is caring for a patient who has a prescription for 120 units of U-100 regular insulin to be administered at 0700 and 1600. The physician has written a new prescription for an equivalent dose of U-500 insulin. The nurse reviews the order with the primary healthcare provider and states, "120 units of U-100 insulin is equivalent to _______units of U-500 insulin."

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The Answer of (Fill in the Blank.) The nurse is caring for a patient who has a prescription for 120 units of U-100 regular insulin to be administered at 0700 and 1600. The physician has written a new prescription for an equivalent dose of U-500 insulin. The nurse reviews the order with the primary healthcare provider and states, "120 units of U-100 insulin is equivalent to _______units of U-500 insulin."