A nurse is giving aspirin to a patient during acute management of STEMI. The patient asks why a chewable tablet is given. Which response by the nurse is correct?
a. "Aspirin is absorbed more quickly when it is chewed."
b. "Chewing aspirin prevents it from being metabolized by the liver."
c. "Chewing aspirin prevents stomach irritation."
d. "More of the drug is absorbed when aspirin is chewed."
ANS: A
Aspirin should be chewed to allow rapid absorption across the buccal mucosa. Chewing aspirin does not affect hepatic metabolism, stomach irritation, or the amount absorbed.
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