5. Which is true according to safe injection practice guidelines?
a) Multiple-dose vials can be used for as many patients as needed as long as the vial is properly
handled.
b) Multiple-dose vials can be used for as many patients as needed provided they are discarded at
the end of the work day.
c) Multiple-dose vials used in
the OR or other patient
care areas
can be used for 28 days
after first entry.
d) According to current stan-
dards, multiple-dose vials
used in
patient care areas should
be used for one single
patient only.
A d) Multiple-dose vial
use should be kept to a
minimum — for exam-
ple, when a product is
unavailable due to
drug shortages or
when that's the only
way it's provided by
manufacturers. When
used in patient care
areas, they should be
confined to a single
patient.
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