The health care provider prescribes sertraline to a client for depression. The nurse understands that this agent acts as a/an:
a. monoamine oxidase inhibitor.
b. selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI).
c. benzodiazepine.
d. tricyclic antidepressant.
ANS: B
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A Incorrect: Sertraline is not a monoamine oxidase inhibitor.
B Correct: Sertraline is an SSRI.
C Incorrect: Sertraline is not a benzodiazepine.
D Incorrect: Sertraline is not a tricyclic antidepressant.
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