The LPN/LVN assists the Team Leader RN in teaching a patient about hypertensive medications. The patient asks the LPN/LVN why the medication is prescribed for three times a day. The best response is:
1. The longer the half-life of the drug, the more medication is needed.
2. If the drug is a large pill, it is taken once daily.
3. The shorter the half-life of the drug, the more medication is needed.
4. If the drug is a small pill, it is taken more times a day.
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The standard method of describing how long it takes to metabolize and excrete a drug is the half-life, or the time it takes the body to remove 50% of the drug from the body. If a drug has a long half-life, it may need to be taken only once a day.
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