The nurse prepares the client's medication and begins with the medications that can be administered together. Which medications should the nurse administer? (Select all that apply.)
1. Lozenge
2. Oral rinse
3. XR capsule
4. Buccal tablet
5. Scored tablet
6. Analgesic elixir
3, 5
3 and 5. The nurse administers the XR capsule and the scored tablet together because the nurse can combine them in a medicine cup and instruct the client to swallow them with water. The nurse administers these medications before the lozenge, rinse, and buccal tablet because swallowing water after their administration is likely to flush the medication out of the mouth and decrease absorption.
1, 2, and 4. The lozenge, oral rinse, and the buccal tablet all need separate adminis-tration times because each needs to dissolve or remain in the mouth.
6. The nurse administers the elixir separately from the other oral medications because it should not be combined in a medicine cup with the scored tablet and capsule.
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