The patient is 3 days postop, and the physician orders an oral pain medication. The patient asks the nurse if it wouldn't be better to get the medication in the intravenous (IV) line. What is the best response by the nurse?
1. "No, because you could not medicate yourself intravenously (IV) at home."
2. "No, because pills are more effective than intravenous (IV) medications."
3. "No, because pills are safer than intravenous (IV) medications."
4. "No, because we are going to take your intravenous (IV) line out."
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Rationale 1: There is no evidence that the patient will be going home with an intravenous line, so this answer is incorrect.
Rationale 2: Oral medications are not more effective than IV medications.
Rationale 3: Oral medications are safer than intravenous (IV) medications.
Rationale 4: Telling the patient that she cannot have the medication intravenously because the intravenous line is to be removed does not answer the patient's question.
Global Rationale: Oral medications are safer than intravenous (IV) medications. Telling the patient that she cannot have the medication intravenously because the intravenous line is to be removed does not answer the patient's question. There is no evidence that the patient will be going home with an intravenous line, so this answer is incorrect. Oral medications are not more effective than IV medications.
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