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?
A) "The medication will be at the desired level in your blood in 3 to 4 days."
B) "We are not certain how quickly the medication gets into your blood."
C) "Let me worry about that.You just take your medicine as prescribed."
D) "The medication gets into the blood fairly quickly,but it may take weeks for you to feel the full effects."
E) "It is not just the medication getting into your blood that makes you feel better."
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