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jazziefee

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A 90-year-old client has been diagnosed with depression and is soon to begin treatment with an SSRI. The nurse recognizes that this drug should be administered in which of the following ways?
 
  A) In divided doses with each meal
  B) Intramuscularly once a week
  C) Each day at bedtime
  D) Once daily in the morning

Question 2

The nurse is providing care for an older adult client who has recently been diagnosed with dementia of Alzheimer's type (DAT). Which of the following nursing diagnoses should the nurse prioritize when planning the care of this client?
 
  A) Risk for Loneliness
  B) Acute Confusion
  C) Ineffective Health Maintenance
  D) Risk for Relocation Stress


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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Ans: D
SSRIs are normally administered once a day in the morning.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
Confusion is the hallmark of dementia and is the diagnosis that relates most closely to the client's immediate safety. Each of the other diagnoses is plausible, but each is likely secondary to the central problem of confusion.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 19, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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Gracias!

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