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The nurse is caring for a client with bipolar D
disorder whose medication regimen includes Serum levels of lithium must be carefully monitored to ensure effectiveness and prevent toxicity.
lithium and who will soon be discharged. What The need for blood work is consequently a priority. The client does not necessarily have to avoid
health education should the nurse prioritize? driving, and there is no need to strictly avoid potassium. Lithium does not cause anticholinergic
A. Strategies for managing anticholinergic effects effects.
B. The need to avoid driving or operating
machinery during therapy
C. The need to avoid high-potassium foods and
salt substitutes
D. The need to have follow-up blood samples
drawn on schedule
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, The nurse is caring for a young female client who B
is 5 weeks pregnant. What statement made by the Antidepressants should be used very cautiously during pregnancy and lactation because of the
nurse about the use of antidepressants during potential for adverse effects on the fetus and possible neurological effects on the baby. Use
pregnancy is most accurate? should be reserved for situations in which the benefits to the mother far outweigh the potential
A. "Antidepressants must be chosen carefully risks to the neonate.
because only a few are safe during pregnancy."
B. "Antidepressants are used very cautiously
during pregnancy and only when benefit
outweighs risk."
C. "Antidepressants are contraindicated and must
be discontinued if pregnancy occurs."
D. "Most antidepressants are safe during
pregnancy but those that are contraindicated
should be avoided."
The nurse is caring for a client who is taking lithium A
for the treatment of bipolar disorder. The client's Lethargy and weakness are early indications of excessive of lithium levels. Diarrhea would be
most recent laboratory findings reveal a serum much more likely than constipation, and personality changes are not expected. Similarly,
lithium level of 1.4 mEq/L. What assessment respiratory complications are atypical.
findings should the nurse attribute to the client's
lithium level?
A. The client is lethargic and weak.
B. Lung auscultation reveals rales, and the client is
short of breath on exertion.
C. The client has decreased bowel sounds and has
had no bowel movement for 3 days.
D. The nurse observes personality changes, and
the client is disoriented to time.
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