A client complains of feeling as if she can't "handle the stress" of her new job and of feeling fatigued all the time. She adds that she finds it difficult to concentrate or make decisions
She is also finding it difficult to remember appointments that she had set up with her business partners. The nurse suspects that this client is experiencing:
a. Insomnia.
b. Sleep deprivation.
c. REM rebound.
d. Narcolepsy.
ANS: B
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The common adverse effects of the use of interferons are:
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