You were called as a PHYCHITRIC MENTAL HEALTH  NURSE PRACTIONER  to evaluate and treat a 34-year-old female hospitalized

You were called as a PHYCHITRIC MENTAL HEALTH  NURSE PRACTIONER  to evaluate and treat a 34-year-old female hospitalized in the local mental health facility.  The client has a long history of depressed mood and anhedonia, but has never been on a psychiatric medication. You diagnosed the client with a major depressive disorder and decided to start the client on a medication for stabilization.

Discuss what would guide your decision in selecting a drug for this client?

Describe the medication you would prescribe, provide the rationale.

Discuss medication education on the medication selected, including pharmacological actions, therapeutic indications, precautions/side effects, dosage and clinical guideline, and any laboratory interferences.