When the nurse is preparing to draw medication from an ampule, the proper procedure is to:
A) allow medication to float freely in the body, neck, and stem.
B) wrap the neck with a gauze or alcohol sponge to the open ampule.
C) break the ampule so that it opens toward her.
D) inject air into the ampule to ease the withdrawal of the medication.

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The medication should rest in the body of the ampule before being withdrawn, and the neck should be wrapped to protect the nurse from glass cuts when the ampule is snapped open.

When the Nurse Is Preparing to Draw Medication from an Ampule