Multiple Choice
When the nurse is using a syringe and needle to give a patient an injection, he or she should:
A) never recap the needle afterwards to avoid risk of needle stick.
B) carefully break the needle from the syringe, using the needle cover to prevent reuse of a used syringe and needle.
C) throw the needle and syringe immediately in a covered garbage can with a red plastic liner to indicate the materials are biohazards.
D) recap the needle and place it carefully on the patient's table until leaving the room, then discard it in a garbage container in the nurses' medication room.
Correct Answer:
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