Regular insulin (Humulin R, Novolin R)
ATI-format individual drug card with NCLEX-focused assessment, safety, teaching, and source attribution.
Regular insulin (Humulin R, Novolin R)
ATI class: Short-acting insulin / Antidiabetic
Action
- ATI/source-folder candidate for Regular insulin (Humulin R, Novolin R); verify mechanism against the source table before validation.
Therapeutic use
- Review under Diabetes mellitus / Hyperkalemia medication safety.
Nursing assessment
- Check blood glucose before dosing.
- Monitor potassium during DKA or hyperkalemia protocols.
- Assess IV insulin clients for hourly glucose trends per protocol.
Administration
- Verify route against the order and source table.
Side effects
- Verify common side effects against the source table.
Adverse effects
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypokalemia
- Local injection-site reactions
Interactions
- Beta blockers may mask hypoglycemia symptoms.
- Corticosteroids can reduce glucose control.
- Other glucose-lowering drugs can increase hypoglycemia risk.
Contraindications
- Current hypoglycemia
Precautions
- Use extra monitoring in renal impairment, NPO status, acute illness, or insulin infusion protocols.
- Verify concentration and route carefully.
Client teaching
- Know onset and meal timing for regular insulin.
- Do not skip meals after insulin unless instructed how to adjust.
- Report repeated high or low glucose readings.
Medication outcomes
- Therapeutic response with no priority adverse effects.
Antidote / rescue
- No specific antidote is seeded; hold/question unsafe doses and manage toxicity per provider, facility, or poison-control guidance.
NCLEX priority cues
- Potassium too low before IV insulin is a protocol safety cue.
- Insulin plus dextrose for hyperkalemia requires glucose monitoring.
- Hypoglycemia treatment outranks routine medication education.
Medication classes
Source attribution
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