A nurse is scheduling a client's medications. The client is ordered to receive a daily dose of fluoxetine (Prozac). Because of the major side effects of this medication, the nurse correctly scheduled this medication at:
a. 0800.
b. 1200.
c. 1700.
d. 2200.
ANS: A
This medication, an SSRI, may cause insomnia, so it should be given early in the day.
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