A client with depression and substance abuse has an interrupted sleep pattern. The client demands that her psychiatrist prescribe her a sedative
What teaching should a nurse provide regarding the rationale for the use of nonpharmacologic interventions instead?
A) Sedative-hypnotics are potentially addictive and gradually lose their effectiveness as one builds up tolerance to them.
B) Sedative-hypnotics work best in combination with other techniques.
C) Sedative-hypnotics are not permitted for use in patients with substance abuse disorders.
D) Sedative-hypnotics are not as effective as the antidepressant medications for treating sleep disturbances.
A
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