A nurse is caring for a client with depression. The client has been prescribed amitriptyline. Which of the following would the nurse integrate into the teaching for the client about how the drug works?
A) Decreased reuptake of norepinephrine
B) Increased serotonin in the nervous system
C) Increased endogenous norepinephrine
D) Increased endogenous epinephrine
Ans: A
Feedback:
The nurse should identify decreased reuptake of norepinephrine as the effect of the tricyclic antidepressant on the patient's body. Increased serotonin in the nervous system, increased endogenous norepinephrine, and increased endogenous epinephrine are effects of monoamine oxidase inhibitors.
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