The physician ordered an intravenous medication for a patient with nausea. The patient asks the nurse how it will help his nausea. What is the best response by the nurse?
A) "We have more intravenous drugs for nausea than we do oral drugs."
B) "If you take an oral medication, you will just vomit it up."
C) "This will work much faster for your nausea."
D) "You can't have anything by mouth, so you will receive the medication intravenously."
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