Author Question: When a nurse uses behavior therapy for a client diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, the nurse is ... (Read 17 times)

CharlieWard · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

When a nurse uses behavior therapy for a client diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, the nurse is using an intervention based in the domain termed:

A) Psychological.
B) Biologic.
C) Social.
D) Anthropologic.

Question 2

When working with the client experiencing mania who is taking lithium, you would instruct the client and family to:

a. keep the client's sodium intake stable and have the client drink 6 to 8 glasses of water consistently each day
b. restrict the client's water intake to 3 glasses a day
c. not worry about the client's salt intake at all since lithium is a salt
d. have the client use a salt substitute and not worry about water intake

SeanoH09 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

A
The nurse would instruct the client to keep his or her sodium intake level stable and drink 6 to 8 glasses of water. Lithium and sodium share the same pathways for renal excretion. Thus, a low-salt diet could decrease the excretion of lithium and result in higher levels of lithium in the body.