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A patient reports difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep every night and has difficulty staying awake during the commute to work every day. The NP should:
 
  a. suggest the patient try diphenhydramine first.
  b. perform a thorough history and physical examination.
  c. teach about avoiding caffeine and good sleep hygiene.
  d. suggest melatonin and consider prescribing Ambien if this is not effective.
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Before treating insomnia with drug therapy, it is important first to rule out any physiologic causes of a sleep disorder. The other interventions may be tried if no serious cause of the disorder is found.
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