Multiple Choice
A client diagnosed with depression and substance use disorder has an altered sleep pattern and demands that a psychiatrist prescribe a sedative.Which rationale explains why the nurse should encourage the client to try nonpharmacological interventions first?
A) Sedative-hypnotics are potentially addictive and will lose their effectiveness due to tolerance.
B) Sedative-hypnotics are expensive and have numerous side effects.
C) Sedative-hypnotics interfere with necessary rapid eye movement (REM) sleep.
D) Sedative-hypnotics are not as effective to promote sleep as are antidepressant medications.
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