The nurse is preparing to reconstitute a medication in a multiple-dose vial. The nurse correctly understands that the most essential step in this process is
1. Wiping the rubber stopper of the vial with alcohol before and after needle insertion.
2. Instilling the accurate amount of diluent into the vial.
3. Using a filtered needle to draw up the medication.
4. Instilling air into the vial before withdrawing medication.
ANS: 2
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