2. What action or condition is a major disadvantage of the
oral drug delivery route?
A. First-pass loss of drug is extensive.
B. Drug must be sterile rather than clean.
C. Only lipid-soluble drugs can be absorbed.
D. Adverse effects occur more rapidly than with other
routes

Anurse on a medical unit is administering heparin by continuous iv infusion to a client who has a pulmonary embolism. the client’s most recent aptt is 70 seconds. which of the following actions should the nurse take? a. increase the iv infusion rate. b. decrease the iv infusion rate. c. discontinue the iv infusion. d. continue the iv infusion.