Shelly burned her hand while cooking dinner. She was prescribed a clear gel in a tube to apply to her burn. Which administration route should Shelly use for her medication?

Shelly should apply the gel directly to the burned skin, so the medication is given by the topical route. Oral medicines are swallowed, and intravenous medicines are delivered into a vein; neither fits a gel applied to a burn.

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