Which of the following is an appropriate technique for preparing medication for administration?

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If you have to break a medication to administer half the dosage,use a clean,gloved hand to break the tablet or cut with a cutting device.Tablets that are to be broken in half must be prescored by a manufactured line that transverses the center of the tablet.This reduces contamination of the tablet.Tablets that are not prescored cannot be broken into equal halves,and the result will be an inaccurate dose.Using a cutting device results in a more even split of the tablet.
Wrapper maintains cleanliness of medications and identifies drug name and dose.Not all drugs can be crushed (e.g.,capsules,enteric-coated,long-acting/slow-release drugs).The coating of these drugs protects the stomach from irritation or protects the drug from destruction by stomach acids.Medications poured from a stock bottle should be poured into the cap first to get the correct dose while avoiding waste.

Which of the Following Is an Appropriate Technique for Preparing