When the patient complains about his IV lines and asks if he can have the medication by mouth, what is the most appropriate response by the nurse?
a. "Pills are difficult for many patients to swallow."
b. "Medication by mouth is absorbed more slowly than by any other route."
c. "It takes more time for the nurse to prepare and administer oral medications."
d. "It leads to more errors to give pills, because the pills all look alike."
ANS: B
Medications that enter the GI tract are absorbed more slowly than by any other route. It is not known whether or not this particular patient has difficulty swallowing. The decision to give IV medications does not depend on the time of administration. It is not true that all pills look alike.
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