The client is to receive a medication via the buccal route. The nurse plans to implement which of the following actions?
1. Place the medication inside the cheek.
2. Crush the medication before administration.
3. Offer the client a glass of orange juice after administration.
4. Use sterile technique to administer the medication.
ANS: 1
Administration of a medication by the buccal route involves placing the solid medication in the mouth and against the mucous membranes of the cheek until the medication dissolves. Crushing the medication is not necessary because it is designed to dissolve in the client's cheek. Clients are not to take any liquids with, or immediately after, medications given by buccal administration. The mouth is not sterile. Sterile technique is not necessary for buccal administration.
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