The nurse is preparing to suction the client with a tracheotomy. The nurse notes a previously used bottle of normal saline on the client’s bedside table. There is no label to indicate the date or time of initial use. The nurse should:
1
Lip the bottle and use a pack of sterile 4×4 for the dressing.
2
Obtain a new bottle and label it with the date and timeof first use.
3
Ask the ward secretary when the solution was requested.
4
Label the existing bottle with the current date and time.