Author Question: A client asks the nurse how long it will take for a pain medication to take effect. The nurse ... (Read 100 times)

drink · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A client asks the nurse how long it will take for a pain medication to take effect. The nurse realizes the client is asking about the movement of a drug from the blood into various body fluids and tissues, which is termed:

a. absorption. c. metabolism.
b. distribution. d. excretion.

Question 2

The nurse, providing care to a client with multiple organ system failure, is concerned about the metabolism of medications. The body organ where most drugs are metabolized would be the:

a. kidneys.
b. adrenal glands.
c. skin.
d. liver.