A nurse is reviewing medications for a newly admitted client who has bipolar disorder and is experiencing mania.

Which of the following client prescriptions should the nurse realize is expected to reduce the client's mania?.

A nurse is teaching a client who has bipolar disorder about lithium.

Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?.

A nurse is planning care for a client who has dependent personality disorder.

Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?

A nurse is assessing for the presence of extrapyramidal side effects (EPS) in a client who is taking chlorpromazine.

Which of the following findings should the nurse recognize as EPS? (Select all that apply.).

A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and is experiencing a hallucination. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

Medical History: Borderline personality disorder.

Alcohol use disorder.

History of suicidal ideation.

Medication Administration Record: Fluoxetine 20 mg PO daily.

Nurses' Notes: . 1500: Client admitted for evaluation and treatment following arrest for driving while under the influence of alcohol.

Client reports recent breakup of romantic relationship and subsequent job loss.

States, "I was too upset to go to work, and then they fired me. Like I needed that stress, too.”. 1700: Noted client has multiple cuts on arms and legs and there is a broken mirror with blood on it on the floor.

Client states, "I feel so alone.

There is no one that cares about me.”. For each potential nursing action, click to specify if the potential action is anticipated, nonessential, or contraindicated for the client.

A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for lithium to treat bipolar disorder.

The nurse should instruct the client to ensure an adequate intake of which of the following dietary elements?

A nurse is caring for a client who has been hospitalized for treatment of bipolar disorder and will be discharged with a prescription for lithium. The nurse's discharge teaching should include information cautioning against which of the following factors that may cause lithium toxicity?

Your patient is experiencing extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) from antipsychotic therapy.

You understand that the following medications are used to reverse EPS.

(Select All that Apply.).

A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing suicidal thoughts.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take?.

A nurse is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and a new prescription for valproate.

Which of the following instructions should the nurse give the client about the use of this medication?