When the 8-year-old child complains that he does not want to have a "shot," the nurse explains that the use of a parenteral route:
A) is the best way to give medicine.
B) will hasten the action of the medication.
C) will take less medicine to make him well.
D) will be painless because the needles are so sharp.

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The parenteral route will hasten the action of the medication. Although the equipment is better, there is still some pain involved in a parenteral application. The parenteral method is not always the best way to administer a medication.

When the 8-Year-Old Child Complains That He Does Not Want