A nurse at the health care facility is administering a dose of opioid prescribed by the physician to a client with acute abdominal pain. However, the client tells the nurse that he has developed a sore throat and has difficulty swallowing
What other routes of administration can the nurse use to give the opioid narcotics to the client? Select all that apply.
A) Sublingual route
B) Rectal route
C) Intramuscular route
D) Transdermal route
E) Parenteral route
Ans: B, C, D, E
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The nurse can administer the opioid medicine through the oral, rectal, transdermal, or parenteral route. It is possible to give some opioids by the intramuscular route, but this is less common than other parenteral routes. Opioids are not normally given by the sublingual route.
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