When withdrawing medication from an ampule for injection into an IV, the appropriate action to be taken by the nurse is to first wrap a small gauze pad around the neck of the ampule and then by means of a snapping motion, break off the top of the ampule at the scored line in the neck.
The nurse should then insert the filter needle into the medication and then withdraw the liquid.
In order to effectively withdraw medication from an ampule, a nurse should ensure that the medication is not contaminated. This the nurse will do by using a small gauze pad rubbed in alcohol to wipe the tip of the ampule. Also, the gauze pad helps protect the nurse's finger from cuts from shards of glass.
The nurse should then break off the tip of the ampule and withdraw the medication.
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