🧠NCLEX Question of the Day
A client with bipolar disorder has been taking lithium carbonate for several months. Over the past two days the client has had vomiting and diarrhea, and today the nurse notes a coarse hand tremor, unsteady gait and slurred speech. What is the nurse's priority action?
A) Give the next scheduled dose of lithium with food to reduce stomach upset
B) Encourage the client to cut down on salt and fluids until the diarrhea stops
C) Hold the lithium and notify the provider, anticipating a serum lithium level
D) Document the findings as expected side effects and recheck at the next shift
Reply with your letter and a one-line rationale before you peek. The answer and rationale go up tonight at 8 PM ET.
What's your priority: A, B, C or D? Tell us why.
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