A Patient Who Experiences Motion Sickness Is About to Go

A patient who experiences motion sickness is about to go on a cruise. The prescriber orders transdermal scopolamine [Transderm Scop]. The patient asks the nurse why an oral agent is not ordered. The nurse will explain that the transdermal preparation:

A) can be applied as needed at the first sign of nausea.
B) has less intense anticholinergic effects than the oral form.
C) is less sedating than the oral preparation.
D) provides direct effects, because it is placed close to the vestibular apparatus of the ear.