Insulin Practice Sheet and Sliding Scale Vocabulary

Vocabulary and client scenario flashcards based on the insulin practice sheet, including FSBS sliding scale thresholds and NPH/Regular insulin orders across all four sources.

FSBS

Finger Stick Blood Sugar, a routine bedside test used to measure a client's blood glucose level.

ACHS

An abbreviation for 'ante cibum and hora somni' (before meals and at bedtime), specifying the schedule for testing blood glucose or administering insulin.

NPH Insulin

An intermediate-acting insulin administered in a scheduled morning (AM) dose, specified in units on the practice sheet.

Regular Insulin Sliding Scale

A standardized protocol detailing the specific units of Regular Insulin to administer based on the client's current FSBS reading.

Sliding Scale: FSBS $\le 120$

Administer $0\text{ units}$ of Regular Insulin.

Sliding Scale: FSBS $121-149$

Administer $4\text{ units}$ of Regular Insulin.

Sliding Scale: FSBS $150-199$

Administer $8\text{ units}$ of Regular Insulin.

Sliding Scale: FSBS $200-249$

Administer $10\text{ units}$ of Regular Insulin.

Sliding Scale: FSBS $250-299$

Administer $12\text{ units}$ of Regular Insulin.

Sliding Scale: FSBS $>300$

Call to Physician.

Client Practice Case: FSBS $199$

Requires $8\text{ units}$ of Regular Insulin according to the sliding scale, along with $11\text{ units}$ NPH every AM.

Client Practice Case: FSBS $230$

Requires $10\text{ units}$ of Regular Insulin according to the sliding scale, along with $6\text{ units}$ NPH every AM.

Client Practice Case: FSBS $299$

Requires $12\text{ units}$ of Regular Insulin according to the sliding scale, along with $19\text{ units}$ NPH every AM.

Client Practice Case: FSBS $155$

Requires $8\text{ units}$ of Regular Insulin according to the sliding scale, along with $10\text{ units}$ NPH every AM.

Client Practice Case: FSBS $121$

Requires $4\text{ units}$ of Regular Insulin according to the sliding scale, along with $16\text{ units}$ NPH every AM.

Client Practice Case: FSBS $249$

Requires $10\text{ units}$ of Regular Insulin according to the sliding scale, along with $21\text{ units}$ NPH every AM.

Client Practice Case: FSBS $189$

Requires $8\text{ units}$ of Regular Insulin according to the sliding scale, along with $18\text{ units}$ NPH every AM.

Client Practice Case: FSBS $293$

Requires $12\text{ units}$ of Regular Insulin according to the sliding scale, along with $12\text{ units}$ NPH every AM.

Client Practice Case: FSBS $200$

Requires $10\text{ units}$ of Regular Insulin according to the sliding scale, along with $18\text{ units}$ NPH every AM.

Client Practice Case: FSBS $145$

Requires $4\text{ units}$ of Regular Insulin according to the sliding scale, along with $14\text{ units}$ NPH every AM.

Client Practice Case: FSBS $251$

Requires $12\text{ units}$ of Regular Insulin according to the sliding scale, along with $15\text{ units}$ NPH every AM.

Client Practice Case: FSBS $283$

Requires $12\text{ units}$ of Regular Insulin according to the sliding scale, along with $9\text{ units}$ NPH every AM.

Client Practice Case: FSBS $149$

Requires $4\text{ units}$ of Regular Insulin according to the sliding scale, along with $17\text{ units}$ NPH every AM.

Client Practice Case: FSBS $215$

Requires $10\text{ units}$ of Regular Insulin according to the sliding scale, along with $13\text{ units}$ NPH every AM.

Client Practice Case: FSBS $260$

Requires $12\text{ units}$ of Regular Insulin according to the sliding scale, along with $5\text{ units}$ NPH every AM.

Client Practice Case: FSBS $175$

Requires $8\text{ units}$ of Regular Insulin according to the sliding scale, along with $7\text{ units}$ NPH every AM.