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NguyenJ

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on: Jul 3, 2018
Can the nurse prepare a medication from a container that has been reconstituted on an unknown date? If so why; if not, why not?
 
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Question 2

What information must be placed on a label for a multidose reconstituted medication vial that is to be stored for subsequent use?
 
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Brummell1998

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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

No. The nurse cannot use an unlabeled reconstituted medication because it may have expired and be ineffective, decomposed, or contaminated.

Answer to Question 2

Patient name if needed, Date of reconstitution, Reconstituted strength, Nurse preparer, and Re-constitution expiration date and hour if agency requires.


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