The Nurse Is Preparing to Administer a Schedule II Injectable

question 10

Multiple Choice

The nurse is preparing to administer a schedule II injectable drug and is drawing up half of the contents of a single-use vial. Which nursing action is correct?

• A) Ask another nurse to observe and cosign wasting the remaining drug from the vial.
• B) Keep the remaining amount in the patient's drawer to give at the next dose.
• C) Record the amount unused in the patient's medication record.
• D) Dispose of the vial with the remaining drug into a locked collection box.

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