Luca, a new nurse at the nursing home, explains to you that he injured his hands over the weekend with some garage tools.He is responsible for medication administration and asks you to open all of the unit dose packages for him before he makes rounds.What should you tell him?
A) Of course.Nurses need to be able to rely on each other.
B) Yes, but only for drugs that are not controlled substances.
C) No, but I will get you a sharp blade so that you can open the packages more easily before rounds.
D) No.Unit dose packages should only be opened when the patient is ready to take them, not before.

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Unit dose packages are designed to ensure medication safety and integrity until the moment of administration. Opening them ahead of time, especially not by the administering nurse, could compromise safety, lead to medication errors, or reduce the medication's effectiveness.

Luca, a New Nurse at the Nursing Home, Explains to You