The nurse recognizes that medications can be excreted by which routes?
1. Fecal
2. Gastric
3. Glandular
4. Pulmonary
5. Renal
Correct Answer: 1,3,4,5
Rationale 1: Drugs can be excreted via feces.
Rationale 2: Drugs are not excreted through the gastric system.
Rationale 3: Drugs can be secreted glandularly.
Rationale 4: Drugs can be secreted via the lungs.
Rationale 5: Drugs can be excreted by the renal route.
Global Rationale: Drugs can be excreted via feces, glandularly, via the lungs, and by the renal route. Drugs are not excreted through the gastric system.
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