A nurse is working with the pharmacist to determine when a patient's medications should be given. She has several medications that are due to be given in the morning
What is the most important reason to appropriately schedule the patient's medications? A. Some medications are absorbed more quickly on an empty stomach.
B. Medications all need to be given at the same time for efficiency.
C. It does not make a difference about when medications are scheduled.
D. Medications should be scheduled around when the pharmacist is available.
A
Some oral medications are absorbed more quickly on an empty stomach; other medications are unaffected by gastric contents. In addition, some medications interfere with the absorption of other medications if given at the same time. A nurse uses knowledge about the factors that alter or impair absorption of medications to develop a medication administration schedule that ensures optimal absorption of patients' drugs.
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