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A nurse is administering a tricyclic antidepressant to a client. Which statement about the tricyclic group of antidepressant medications is accurate?
 
  A) Strong or aged cheese should not be eaten while taking them.
  B) Their full therapeutic potential may not be reached until 4 weeks.
  C) They may cause hypomania or recent memory impairment.
  D) They should not be given with antianxiety agents.

Question 2

A nurse receives a report at the beginning of a shift that a client has a long history of drug abuse, uses prostitution to support a drug addiction, and has lost custody of four children.
 
  What is the nurse's most appropriate initial action during the pre-interaction phase of the nurseclient relationship?
  A) Assisting the patient in changing his or her value system
  B) Examining the nurse's own feelings and anxieties with regard to the client
  C) Reviewing the literature pertaining to the drug addiction
  D) Attempting to identify the underlying reasons for the client's apparent lack of values


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emily12345

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

B

Answer to Question 2

B


s.tung

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Reply #2 on: Jul 19, 2018
Thank you


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Reply #3 on: Jul 19, 2018
No problemo


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