A client has just been prescribed an antidepressant medication. The client asks, "How long before this gets into my blood so I feel better?" How should the nurse respond?
(Select all that apply.)
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◦ "The medication will be at the desired level in your blood in 3 to 4 days."
◦ "We are not certain how quickly the medication gets into your blood."
◦ "Let me worry about that. You just take your medicine as prescribed."
◦ "The medication gets into the blood fairly quickly, but it may take weeks for you to feel the full effects."
◦ "It is not just the medication getting into your blood that makes you feel better."