A Nurse Assesses a Client with Hyperthyroidism Who Is Prescribed

question 13

Multiple Choice

A nurse assesses a client with hyperthyroidism who is prescribed lithium carbonate.Which assessment finding should alert the nurse to a side effect of this therapy?

• A) Blurred and double vision
• B) Increased thirst and urination
• C) Profuse nausea and diarrhea
• D) Decreased attention and insomnia

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Definitions:

Pooled Standard Deviation

A combined standard deviation used when variances from two or more groups are assumed to be equal for analysis.

Sample Means

The average value calculated from a sample of data, which estimates the mean of the entire population.

Control Limits

Statistically determined lines on a control chart outside of which a process is considered to be out of control or unnatural variations.

Assignable Variation

Changes within a process stemming from particular causes, instead of occurring randomly.