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Title: What type of vial or container requires the use of a filter needle when withdrawing the medication ...
Post by: nlebeau on Feb 10, 2018
What type of vial or container requires the use of a filter needle when withdrawing the medication from it?
 
  a. Peel-pack
  b. Unit dose tube of cream or ointment
  c. Glass ampule
  d. Multidose tube of cream or ointment


Title: What type of vial or container requires the use of a filter needle when withdrawing the medication ...
Post by: awintinedebbie1 on Feb 10, 2018
ANS: C
The circulating nurse should use a filter when withdrawing drugs from a glass ampule to reduce the risk of injecting shards of glass into the solution being administered.