The correct way for the scrub person to receive a local medication on the field is

a. to use a sterile syringe and hypodermic needle and draw up the drug offered from the circulating nurse.
b. to place a cup near the edge of the sterile table and have the circulator pour the drug from the container after removing the lid.
c. dispense the drug to the sterile field after confirming drug identification and expiration date with the scrub person.
d. to wrap the drug vial in a sterile drape and have the scrub person draw it up themselves.

ANS: C
The circulating nurse will dispense the drug to the sterile field after identification of the drug and expiration date with the scrub person. The circulating nurse will dispense the drug to the field after drawing it up into a syringe. It is not dispensed through the needle because that could cause the drug to aerosolize and expose susceptible personnel.