A Nurse Is Working with a Patient Who Is Taking

question 8

Multiple Choice

A nurse is working with a patient who is taking lithium for bipolar disorder. In addition to performing regular monitoring of lithium levels, what should the nurse tell the patient to educate them about using lithium.

• A) "Avoid grapefruit juice."
• B) "Never take the medication with food or milk."
• C) "Lithium may interfere with your birth control medications."
• D) "It is important to drink plenty of water and avoid overheating."

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Definitions:

Observational Learning

The process of acquiring knowledge, behaviors, or skills by watching and imitating the actions of others, without direct instruction or personal experience.

Instrumental Learning

Instrumental Learning, also known as Operant Conditioning, is a learning process wherein behavior is modified through reinforcement or punishment.

Conditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with the unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Conditioned Response

The learned reaction to a previously neutral stimulus, brought about by conditioning.