The nurse is preparing to give an intramuscular (IM) injection of pain medication. The nurse prepares this medication knowing which of the following?
a. Intramuscular (IM) medications are absorbed faster than subcutaneous medications.
b. Medication absorption is faster with subcutaneous medications.
c. Blood supply to the subcutaneous tissue is richer than to muscle.
d. Muscle tissue has a less developed vascular system than subcutaneous tissue.
A
The blood supply to the site of administration determines how quickly the body absorbs a drug. Sites with rich blood supplies absorb medications more quickly. For example, the body absorbs a medication administered in the muscle (intramuscular [IM] route) faster than a medication administered in the subcutaneous tissue (subcutaneous route) because the blood supply to muscle is richer than the blood supply to subcutaneous tissue.
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