A 73-year-old male client has been diagnosed with depression and is put on SSRI medication. In educating the client, the nurse should tell him
A) You should feel better in a few days.
B) Don't tell anyone you are on this medication. It may change how they think about you.
C) Keep taking the medication. It may take 4 to 6 weeks before you notice a difference.
D) This medication may cause you to be extremely irritable.
Question 2
A 15-year-old male student is referred to the school nurse. The student has been engaging in reckless risk-taking behavior, skipping class, complaining of physical illness, and seems irritable. The nurse recognizes these symptoms and assesses the student
A) depression.
B) a cognitive thought disorder.
C) substance use.
D) lack of intellectual challenge and classroom boredom.
