Nurses administer medications through various routes, including:
- Oral - Involves swallowing pills, tablets, or liquids. - Intravenous (IV) - Directly into the bloodstream. - Intramuscular (IM) - Injection into muscle tissue. - Subcutaneous - Injection into the tissue layer between the skin and muscle. - Topical - Applied directly to the skin. - Inhalation - Medications are breathed in through the respiratory tract.