A nurse is caring for a client who requires a medication that is packaged in a single dose glass ampule. Which of the following techniques should the nurse use when opening the glass ampule?

Wear sterile gloves and break off the neck of the glass ampule with a single snap in a downward motion.

Wear sterile gloves and break off the neck of the glass ampule with a single snap to the right side.

Tap the bottom of the ampule, place a gauze pad around the ampule neck, and break off the bottom with a forward motion away from the body.

Tap the top of the ampule, place a sterile gauze pad around the ampule neck, and break off the top by bending it toward the body.