A nurse at a rehabilitation center is required to administer medications to clients via enteral and parenteral routes. Which of the following should the nurse be aware of with reference to enteral and parenteral administration?
A) Parenteral administration means medication administration through the digestive tract.
B) Intradermal indicates an enteral method of medication administration.
C) Absorption rate of oral medications given via the enteral method is rapid.
D) Among parenteral injections, intravenous medications are most rapidly absorbed.
D
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The nurse should be aware that of all the parenteral injection methods, intravenous medications are most rapidly absorbed. Enteral, not parenteral, indicates medication administration by way of the digestive tract. The intradermal method of administration is an example of parenteral administration by injection. The absorption rate of oral medications given via enteral methods is slower, which results in a slowed onset of action.
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