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Routes, Doses, Onset, Duration, Peak, and Half-life of Various Analgesics
Routes, Doses, Onset, Duration, Peak, and Half-life of Various Analgesics ( 5 Questions)
A nurse is teaching a client about the advantages and disadvantages of different routes of administration for analgesics.
Which of the following statements by the client indicates a need for further teaching?
Oral analgesics are convenient and widely available, but they may irritate the stomach or cause gastrointestinal bleeding, especially NSAIDs.
Rectal analgesics are not faster than oral ones but they may be uncomfortable. Rectal analgesics have a slower onset of action and lower bioavailability than oral analgesics. They may be useful when the oral route is contraindicated or unavailable, but they are not preferred by most patients.
Intravenous analgesics are the most reliable and fast-acting route of administration, but they may cause infection or thrombophlebitis at the injection site.
Intramuscular analgesics are the most precise route of administration in terms of dosage, but they may cause pain, hematoma, or nerve damage at the injection site.
Rectal analgesics are not faster than oral ones but they may be uncomfortable. Rectal analgesics have a slower onset of action and lower bioavailability than oral analgesics. They may be useful when the oral route is contraindicated or unavailable, but they are not preferred by most patients.
Choice A is correct because oral analgesics are convenient and widely available, but they may irritate the stomach or cause gastrointestinal bleeding, especially NSAIDs.
Choice C is correct because intravenous analgesics are the most reliable and fast-acting route of administration, but they may cause infection or thrombophlebitis at the injection site.
Choice D is correct because intramuscular analgesics are the most precise route of administration in terms of dosage, but they may cause pain, hematoma, or nerve damage at the injection site.