The client has been started on a regimen that includes ranitidine. She complains to the nurse of experiencing depression. The highest priority nursing intervention is to call the physician because this is _______ the medication
a. an adverse reaction to
b. indicative of a toxic dose of
c. indicative of an anaphylactic reaction to
d. an expected side effect of
ANS: D
Depression is an expected side effect of ranitidine that should be treated if it occurs.
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