The nurse is discussing with a child and family the various sites used for insulin injections. The nurse would explain that the following site has the fastest rate of absorption:

The nurse is discussing with a child and family the various sites used for insulin injections. The nurse would explain that the following site has the fastest rate of absorption:



1. Abdomen
2. Thigh
3. Buttock
4. Arm

Rationale: (1)
The abdomen has the fastest rate of absorption but the shortest duration. The arm has a fast rate of absorption but short duration. The leg has a slow rate of absorption but a long duration. The buttock has the slowest rate of absorption and the longest duration. (Hockenberry, Wilson, 9 ed., p. 1610.)


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