A patient is prescribed a medication that is in a prefilled syringe. The nurse notes that there is 1 mL of extra space in the syringe. Which action should the nurse take? a. Transfer the medication into another syringe. b. Inject the medication up to the area of the extra space. c. Expel the extra space before administering the medication. d. Ask the pharmacy to prepare a dose without the extra mL of spac
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It could be air or it could be a buffer to ensure that the full dose of medication is administered. a. Transferring the medication into another syringe could potentially lead to a loss of medication and is not necessary unless the syringe is damaged or Show more…
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