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The Nurse Is Preparing to Administer a Schedule II Injectable

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The nurse is preparing to administer a schedule II injectable drug and is drawing up half of the contents of a single-use vial. Which nursing action is correct?


A) Ask another nurse to observe and cosign wasting the remaining drug from the vial.
B) Keep the remaining amount in the patient's drawer to give at the next dose.
C) Record the amount unused in the patient's medication record.
D) Dispose of the vial with the remaining drug into a locked collection box.

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