The patient shares with the provider that he is taking his Prozac at night before going to bed. What is the best response?
1. This is a good idea because this class of medications generally makes people sleepy.
2. Have you noticed that you are having more sleep issues since you started that?
3. This a good way to remember to take your daily medications because it is near your toothbrush.
4. This is a good plan because you can eat grapefruit if there is 812 hours difference in the time each are ingested.
Question 2
Why is the consistency of taking paroxetine (Paxil) and never running out of medication more important than with most other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)?
1. It has a shorter half-life and withdrawal syndrome has a faster onset without taper.
2. It has the longest half-life and the withdrawal syndrome has a faster onset.
3. It is quasi-addictive in the dopaminergic reward system.
4. It is the most activating of SSRI medications and will cause the person to have sudden deep sadness.
The patient and his family meet with the nurse to discuss progress on the patient care plan.
Photo of the neck of a patient with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma showing the swelling associated with enla
Schematic of an automated external defibrillator (AED) attached to a patient.
Patient teaching: nose and sinus assessment
Dual Systems Model of Risk-Taking