2. A female client with severe depression is about to be
discharged from an inpatient mental health unit.
The
client’s highest level of education is seventh grade, and
she reads at a fifth-grade level. The nurse is giving her
discharge instructions.
Which instruction is most appropriate for this client?
1. “Your MAOI should be taken once a day at the same
time each day.”
SG
2. “This is the medicine for your depression, and you
will take it every morning after you get up.”
3. “Your MAOI should be taken q.d.”
4. “Your antidepressant should be taken in the morning
or in the evening at the same time each day.”
