A nurse is preparing to administer medications to a client. The nurse understands that which substance has the lowest rate of crossing renal tubular membranes and would therefore be excreted in the urine?

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Ionized drugs have a higher electrical charge, making it more difficult for them to cross renal tubular membranes and therefore have a lower rate of excretion in the urine compared to non-ionized drugs. Lipid-soluble and volatile drugs have a higher rate of crossing these membranes and are therefore more likely to be excreted in the urine.

A Nurse Is Preparing to Administer Medications to a Client