When administering medications, a nurse must know a client's medical history and pharmacokinetics of prescribed medications because MOST drugs are metabolized in the:
a. colon c. liver
b. kidneys d. lungs
C
Excretion, the elimination of drugs from the body, occurs primarily through hepatic metabolism and renal excretion but may also occur through the lungs, exocrine glands, skin, and intestinal tract.
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