A Nurse Is Teaching a Client the Importance of Taking

question 16

Multiple Choice

A nurse is teaching a client the importance of taking the medication as prescribed. Client teaching is guided by the nurse's knowledge of which principles of pharmacokinetics? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

• A) A medication taken by injection must cross the membranes of the gastrointestinal tract to get to the bloodstream before it can be distributed throughout the body.
• B) A drug may be exposed to several physiological processes while en route to target cells.
• C) Liver enzymes may chemically change the drug.
• D) Excretion organs such as kidneys and intestines must be healthy enough to eliminate the drug.
• E) Many processes to which drugs are exposed are destructive, thereby helping facilitate the drug's movement throughout the body.

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