Patient taking nitroglycerin

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You have a patient taking nitroglycerin (a medication administered sublingually for the treatment of angina, a heart condition). Which of the following statements indicates that the patient understand how they should be taking the drug?

a) "This is a route of administration where I apply the drug to my skin as a patch. If I apply it on my chest it can absorb through my skin directly to where it is needed, and treat my chest pain from my angina"

b) "This is a route of administration where I place the drug under my tongue, and it absorbs into my bloodstream where it will have fast onset to treat my cheats pain from my angina"

c) "This is a parenteral route of administration, so I will use a needle to inject the medication into a muscle. Therefore, it will have a fast onset to treat my chest pain from my angina"

d) "This is an enteral route of administration, which means I will swallow this pill, and it will go through my GI tract, and into my bloodstream to help my chest pain from my angina"

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