Handling Practices
Workers can be exposed to hazardous drugs through improper handling practices, needle or sharps handling and disposal, and priming IV lines or labeling.
When handling these hazardous drugs, good work practices should be in place. The hazardous drugs should be prepared by pharmacists, not nurses or physicians without proper PPE and engineering controls.
The risk of exposure to hazardous drugs through inhalation or direct skin contact, is present in procedures such as:
- transferring hazardous drugs from one container to another, reconstituting, or manipulating them
- withdrawal of needles from drug vials
- expulsion of air from a drug-filled syringe
When handling these hazardous drugs, good work practices should be in place.
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2-10. Hazardous drugs should be prepared by _____.
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