A nurse tells a patient with quadriplegia that he is being treated with intravenous (IV) drugs because this method is more effective than intramuscularly (IM)
What explanation should the nurse provide about IM medications to explain to the patient why they are less effective than IV? a. Too concentrated
b. Too irritating to poorly perfused tissue
c. Not absorbed well below the level of the injury
d. Too small a dose to be effective
C
A patient with quadriplegia has a high cervical lesion, which causes nearly the entire vascular tree to have poor perfusion. This condition would make absorption of medications from the tissues unpredictable.
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What will be an ideal response?
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