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Rationale Vials

Rationales for withdrawing medications for a vial

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Why would you wipe the top of a vial of a previously opened vial when preparing an injection? the antiseptic cleans the cap and reduces the number of microorganisms.
Why would you attach a filter needle to draw up premixed liquid medications from multi dose vials? Using the filtered needle prevents any solid particles from being drawn up through the needle.
Why do you inject air into the vial before drawing up medication and why do you have to be sure that the bevel of the needle is above the medication? the air will allow the medicaiton to be drawn out easily because negative pressure will not be created inside the vial. The bevel is kept above the medication to avoid creating bubbles in the medication.
Why would you choose the method of drawing the medicaiton with the vial down and the needle below the medications? Proponents of this method say that keeping the vial in the upright position while withdrawing the medication allows particulate matter to precipitate out of the solution.
Why would you not want to draw up the last drops of a vial in the upright position? Leaving the last few drops reduces the chance of withdrawing foreign particles.
Why would you want to ensure that the tip of the needle is below fluid level when drawing from a vial? It prevents air from being drawn into the syringe.
Why would it be necessary to tap a syringe while drawing medicaiton froma vial. To dislodge air bubbles. The tapping motion will cause the air bubbles to rise to the top of the syringe where they can be ejected out of the syringe.
If a multidose vial is reconstitued, what should it be labeled with. Why is time important? Date and time it was prepared, the amount of drug contained in each mL of solution, and your initials. Time is an important to consider in the expiration of these medicaitons.
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