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mrsjacobs44

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The mental health nurse is training primary care providers about treatment options for anxiety disorders, including pharmacologic options.
 
  The nurse knows that SSRIs are the choice class of medications for treating anxiety disorders because they: 1. Have fewer side effects than other anti-anxiety medications.
  2. Have a short half-life.
  3. Are metabolized in the liver.
  4. Are adrenergic blocking agents.

Question 2

A client's daughter provides all the day-to-day care for her mother who has a diagnosis of dementia. The daughter is experiencing symptoms of insomnia, stomach pains, and frequent headaches.
 
  These symptoms may indicate that the daughter is in need of: 1. A nursing home placement for her mother.
  2. Electroconvulsive treatment for depression.
  3. A thorough mental status examination.
  4. Supportive counseling and information about respite care.



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Answer to Question 1

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Rationale: Because SSRIs have fewer side effects than other anti-anxiety medications, this makes them the medications of choice. SSRIs are not adrenergic blocking agents and are not metabolized in the liver. SSRIs do not have a short half-life.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale: The daughter's symptoms of insomnia, stomach pain, and headache may be somatic symptoms that are the physical expression of emotional distress related to the stress of caregiving. Supportive counseling and information about respite care may provide her with support and help in coping with stress, discouragement, and a sense of hopelessness. A mental status examination is not indicated by her symptomatology. Nursing home placement for the mother may be premature. Electroconvulsive treatment is a treatment option for a client with a diagnosis of depression that has not responded to antidepressant therapy.



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