A Patient Asks the Nurse Why an Intravenous (IV)line Must

question 26

Multiple Choice

A patient asks the nurse why an intravenous (IV) line must be used to receive the antidysrhythmic drug lidocaine (Xylocaine) .What is the nurse's best response?

• A) "The drug companies have not developed an oral form of this drug."
• B) "This drug can also be given by endotracheal tube in the ICU."
• C) "The drug in oral form would be destroyed by the liver making it ineffective."
• D) "This drug does not work when given by any other route."

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