A nurse is preparing to administer an IV medication that has been reconstituted. To prevent undissolved particles of medication from entering the patient's bloodstream, the nurse should:
A) Vigorously shake the vial after reconstituting the medication.
B) Wait at least 2 hours before administering the medication so the particles settle to the bottom of the vial.
C) Send the vial to the pharmacy to be filtered.
D) Use IV tubing that has an inline filter in place.
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