What is the most important practice when preparing products using an ampoule?

What is the most important practice when preparing products using an ampoule?

• A. To use a filter needle to draw up the solution
• B. To use a filter needle to draw up the solution and to change the needle before transferring into an IV bag
• C. To avoid using a filter needle
• D. To reuse the same needle for all steps

Answer: (B)

When preparing from an ampoule, the glass container can shed tiny shards into the solution. Drawing up through a filter needle traps those glass particles, protecting the medication. After you’ve drawn up, you switch to a clean needle before transferring into an IV bag so any debris or contaminants from the ampoule or drawing process aren’t carried into the IV bag. Reusing the same needle is unsafe due to contamination risk and dullness, and avoiding a filter needle or skipping the needle change would increase the chance of particulates ending up in the final product.

When preparing from an ampoule, the glass container can shed tiny shards into the solution. Drawing up through a filter needle traps those glass particles, protecting the medication. After you’ve drawn up, you switch to a clean needle before transferring into an IV bag so any debris or contaminants from the ampoule or drawing process aren’t carried into the IV bag. Reusing the same needle is unsafe due to contamination risk and dullness, and avoiding a filter needle or skipping the needle change would increase the chance of particulates ending up in the final product.