The nurse is preparing a liquid medication. Which technique should the nurse use to ensure an accurate dose?
a. Place the medicine cup on the counter while standing over the cup to pour.
b. Use a syringe to transfer the medication into the medicine cup.
c. Pour the medication with the label on the bottle facing away from the nurse's hand.
d. Pour the dose so the scale is even with the fluid level at the base of the meniscus.
D
The nurse pours liquid medication into the medicine cup for accurate dispensing and lines up the meniscus to a predetermined line on the cup. The meniscus is the true level of a liquid medication because surface tension draws liquid up the sides of the medicine cup, distorting the level. The nurse stoops to eye level of the cup so his or her eyes are parallel to the medicine cup. He or she avoids using a syringe to transfer liquid from the container to a cup because it risks a medication error if the syringe is injected accidentally. In addition, the nurse risks contaminating the liquid medication, wasting time, and wasting a syringe. The label faces the nurse's palm while pouring liquid medication to prevent spillage over the label.
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