The nurse is administering methylprednisolone sodium succinate (Solu-Medrol), a glucocorticoid, intravenous push to a client diagnosed with pericarditis. The client has a saline lock in the left...

The nurse is administering methylprednisolone sodium succinate (Solu-Medrol), a glucocorticoid, intravenous push to a client diagnosed with pericarditis. The client has a saline lock in the left forearm. After the nurse reconstitutes the powdered medication in the Act-O-Vial, which intervention should the nurse implement?

1. Dilute the medication and flush the saline lock with 10 mL of normal saline before and after administration. 2. Administer the medication undiluted and flush the saline lock with 3 mL of normal saline. 3. Flush the saline lock, administer the diluted medication, and flush the saline lock. 4. Initiate an intravenous line of D5W and administer the medication through the intravenous tubing.