The Nurse Is Managing the Pain of a Patient with Burns.The

The nurse is managing the pain of a patient with burns.The provider has prescribed opiates to be given intramuscularly.The nurse contacts the provider to change the prescription to intravenous administration because

A) intramuscular injections cause additional skin disruption.
B) burn pain is so severe it requires relief by the fastest route available.
C) hypermetabolism limits effectiveness of medications administered intramuscularly.
D) tissue edema may interfere with drug absorption of injectable routes.