The Nurse Receives the Results of Laboratory Testing and Sees

question 17

Multiple Choice

The nurse receives the results of laboratory testing and sees that the level of valproic acid in the client's blood is 78 mcg/mL. What is the nurse's most appropriate response?

• A) The nurse must call the physician immediately; this is a toxic level of medication.
• B) He or she must do nothing; this is a therapeutic level of medication.
• C) He or she must call the physician; this is a dangerously high level of medication.
• D) The nurse must do nothing; this is a subnormal level of medication.

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