A patient is complaining of pain rated 10 on a scale of 1 to 10. The nurse has several choices of pain medication to administer. Assuming there are no contraindications, which would be best for the nurse to administer at this time?
A. Transdermal patch
B. Tylenol suppository
C. Oral morphine sulfate
D. Intravenous morphine sulfate
Answer: D. Intravenous morphine sulfate
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