A 90-year-old client has been diagnosed with depression and is soon to begin treatment with an SSRI. The nurse recognizes that this drug should be administered in which of the following ways?
A) In divided doses with each meal
B) Intramuscularly once a week
C) Each day at bedtime
D) Once daily in the morning
Ans: D
SSRIs are normally administered once a day in the morning.
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