When following up on SSRI medication side effects, the nurse will need to make specific inquiries about:
a. Anticholinergic symptoms
b. Alpha-adrenergic blockade
c. GI tract symptoms
d. Sexual dysfunction
ANS: D
SSRIs often cause sexual dysfunction, a symptom patients may be reluctant to bring up vol-untarily. Patients readily bring up the side effects mentioned in the other options.
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