The nurse is preparing an injectable drug and wants to administer it for rapid absorption.How will the nurse give this medication?

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Drugs given IM are absorbed faster in muscles that have more blood vessels,such as the deltoid,rather than those with fewer blood vessels,such as the gluteals.Subcutaneous routes are used when absorption needs to be slower and more sustained.

The Nurse Is Preparing an Injectable Drug and Wants to Administer