Author Question: A client asks the nurse if he needs to alter any of his activities because he is taking lithium ... (Read 57 times)

bobbie · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A client asks the nurse if he needs to alter any of his activities because he is taking lithium carbonate. Which of the following responses would be most appropriate?

A) Increase your salt intake if an activity causes you to perspire heavily.
B) Wear sunscreen when you are going to be outdoors in the summer time.
C) Drink less fluid than usual now because you are taking this drug.
D) No changes are necessary for strenuous activities you do outdoors.

Question 2

Mary Beth's 5-year-old poodle ran in front of a car and was killed.

Mary Beth continues to be upset by her pet's death, and she explains to a community counseling center nurse that she can't stop crying because, My Precious meant the world to me, and now my world will never be the same If the nurse were to determine that Mary Beth was experiencing a crisis, which of the following types of crisis would it most likely be?
A) Maturational
B) Situational
C) Adventitious
D) Intermittent