The nurse knows that medication teaching has been ineffective when the client with an anxiety disorder states, "My SSRI isn't working. I've been on it for:
1. One week."
2. Four weeks."
3. 12 weeks."
4. Eight weeks."
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Rationale: Typically, an SSRI takes four weeks for a therapeutic response and up to 8–12 weeks to see a full response to the drug.
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A) Observation B) Thoracentesis C) Diuretic therapy D) Pneumonectomy
The nurse is percussing the anterior chest of an older adult client. Which finding does the nurse anticipate for this client based on the age?
1. Flatness. 2. Dullness. 3. Tympany. 4. Hyperresonance.
Which of the following interventions is NOT included in the CVD lifestyle interventions?
A student is reviewing functions of the cell. The student would be correct in identifying a chief function of the nerve cell as:
a. sensory interpretation. b. conductivity. c. maintenance of homeostasis. d. communication.