A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who takes lithium carbonate for bipolar disorder.
For which of the following findings should the nurse monitor as an adverse effect of lithium carbonate?.

A nurse is preparing to administer fluoxetine 30 mg PO for a client who has depression and cannot swallow capsules. Available is fluoxetine 20 mg/5 mL oral solution.

How many mL should the nurse plan to administer?
(Round to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies.)

A nurse is reinforcing teaching for a female client who has multiple sclerosis and a new prescription for dantrolene.
Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?.

A nurse is preparing to administer lorazepam 2 mg PO. Available is lorazepam 1 mg tablets.

How many tablets should the nurse administer?
(Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is preparing to administer risperidone 5 mg PO.

Available is risperidone 2 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer?
(Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 1 L IV to infuse over 8 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing set is 15 gtts/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min?
(Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is preparing to administer haloperidol lactate 7 mg PO to a client who has psychosis.

Available is haloperidol lactate 2 mg/mL oral solution.

How many mL should the nurse plan to administer? (Round to the nearest tenth.

Use a leading zero if it applies.

A nurse is preparing to administer valproic acid 500 mg PO. Available is valproic acid oral solution 250 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer?
(Round the answer to the nearest whole number.)