The nurse is preparing medications for a patient who cannot swallow pills.Nursing care would be correct if the nurse determines which of the following medications cannot be crushed? (Select all that apply.)

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Capsules and enteric-coated tablets are not crushed because the coating of these drugs protects the stomach from irritation or protects the drug from destruction by stomach acids.The buccal tablet needs to dissolve or remain in the mouth for proper absorption.The nurse can crush the scored tablet because the medication absorption will not be altered.

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