Insulin Types and Insulin Pumps for Nursing: Rapid to Long-Acting, Metformin and Automated Delivery

Treating diabetes aims for a target range. For fasting blood glucose, that range might be 80 to 130. In this nursing video: Metformin, Three insulin jobs, Insulin timing, Rapid and short, Intermediate and long, New ways to give insulin, Gestational diabetes, and Complications of insulin. It ends with a recap of what to remember for class and the NCLEX®. FREE STUDY SHEET for this video, with every point in it and links into free nursing textbooks, practice questions and case studies: https://brightnursingstudent.com/Brig... Every Bright Beats video, free: https://brightnursingstudent.com/Brig... Subscribe for new videos every week, and get the free NCLEX® practice questions and case studies at BrightNursingStudent.com. SUBSCRIBE:    / @brightbeatsnursing   NCLEX®-STYLE PRACTICE QUESTIONS The nurse is preparing to administer NPH insulin 20 units and regular insulin 8 units subcutaneously in a single syringe. Which of the following… https://brightnursingstudent.com/prac... A nurse administers insulin lispro subcutaneously to a hospitalized client at 0730. At 0740 the nurse learns that the client's breakfast tray will… https://brightnursingstudent.com/prac... A nurse reinforces teaching with a client with type 1 diabetes who uses insulin glargine at bedtime and insulin lispro with meals. Which of the… https://brightnursingstudent.com/prac... A patient is prescribed NPH insulin and regular insulin to be given together in one syringe. Air has been injected into both vials. Which insulin… https://brightnursingstudent.com/prac... CASE STUDIES Units, Never Milliliters https://brightnursingstudent.com/prac... The Tray That Did Not Come https://brightnursingstudent.com/prac... Not Ready to Learn Yet https://brightnursingstudent.com/prac... LESSONS Insulin: always units, never millilitres https://brightnursingstudent.com/less... Insulin: choosing the syringe, guarding the mix https://brightnursingstudent.com/less... Insulin timing: when the peak misses the meal https://brightnursingstudent.com/less... FLASHCARDS Bright Beats: Insulin, Pumps and Diabetes Medications (62 cards for this video) https://brightnursingstudent.com/prac... Diabetic drugs https://brightnursingstudent.com/prac... 0:00 DM treatment 0:55 Metformin 1:46 Three insulin jobs 3:02 Insulin timing 3:20 Rapid and short 4:02 Intermediate and long 5:02 New ways to give insulin 6:08 Gestational diabetes 6:20 Complications of insulin 6:52 Recap 8:30 Free study sheet For nursing students, practical (LPN/LVN) and registered (RN), in class and getting ready for the NCLEX®. The practice questions and case studies are free with a free BrightNursingStudent.com account. For education only, not medical advice. NCLEX® is a registered trademark of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. (NCSBN®), which does not sponsor or endorse this video. #nursing #nursingstudent #insulin #nclex #medsurg