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While reviewing discharge instructions, a patient asks the nurse why the oral dose of the opioid is so much higher than the IV dose was. Select the nurse's best response.
 
  a. When patients go home, they need higher doses of medication.
  b. The oral form of the drug passes through the liver, and a lot is metabolized before it can achieve the effect.
  c. When the physician converted the dosages, there was an error in calculation.
  d. The doses should be the same. The physician must think that your pain is not well controlled.
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