A Patient Who Has Received Lithium for 3 Weeks to Control

question 9

Multiple Choice

A patient who has received lithium for 3 weeks to control acute mania has the following symptoms: coarse hand tremor,diarrhea,vomiting,lethargy,and mild confusion.The priority nursing action should be to:

• A) Administer prn Cogentin to relieve the symptoms.
• B) Provide reassurance that the symptoms are transient.
• C) Obtain a stat lithium level; hold lithium pending results.
• D) Assist the patient to decrease the sodium in their daily diet.

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