The nurse is reviewing the following label on a reconstituted medication. What is missing from this label?
1. Name of the medication
2. Solution used to reconstitute the medication
3. Initials of the person who reconstituted the medication
4. The name, date, and signature of the prescribing health care provider
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Rationale 1: The initials of the person who reconstituted the medication is a part of the label and this is missing. The name of the medication, the solution used to reconstitute the medication, and the name, date, and signature of the prescribing health care provider are not parts of the label.
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