What is the proper way to pass medications to a sterile person at the sterile field?
A)The scrub person uses a syringe and needle to draw out of the bottle held by the circulator.
B)The circulator flips off the cap of the medication bottle and pours the medicine into a cup or basin on the sterile field.
C)The medication is drawn up in a syringe and hypodermic needle by the circulator, the needle is removed, and the drug is dispensed in a cup on the sterile field by the circulator.
D)The medication is drawn up in a syringe by the circulator, the hypodermic needle remains attached, and the drug is dispensed in a cup on the sterile field by the circulator.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

It is unsafe to dispense the drug via syringe and needle because the needle could injure a team member or aerosolize a drug that the team member might be sensitive to.

What Is the Proper Way to Pass Medications to a Sterile