Problem: The nurse administers a sublingual tablet and instructs the patient to avoid swallowing the tablet but rather to allow it to dissolve. The patient asks why. The nurse's best response is: Group of answer choices "It will cause gastric irritation and may upset your stomach if it is swallowed." "It is a safer method of taking the medication because it dissolves rapidly under your tongue and bypasses the liver so the drug won't become toxic." "It will work quicker this way than waiting until it is digested." "It is designed to be absorbed through the vessels of the undersurface of the tongue, and if it is swallowed, the medication will be destroyed by the gastric juices." Need Online Assistance?