A drug requires a low pH to be metabolized. Knowing this, the nurse anticipates that the medication will be administered by which route?
a. Oral
b. Parenteral
c. Buccal
d. Inhalation
ANS: A
An oral medication would pass through to the stomach—an area of low pH. The nurse would question an order for a medication that required an acidic environment to be metabolized. Buccal, inhalation, and parenteral routes provide neutral or alkaline environments.
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