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A patient who is taking lithium shares with the nurse, I'm planning to breast-feed my baby who is due to be born in 2 months.. Which statement shows the best understanding of the effect of lithium on breast-feeding?
 
  a. Your medication would be excreted in your breast milk, so let's discuss a safer option for your baby..
  b. Your medication will cause the breast milk to have an unpleasant taste and will likely cause your infant to be gassy..
  c. This medication will likely affect your ability to lactate, resulting in a marked decrease in breast milk production..
  d. This medication can cause extreme mood fluctuations, which can have a negative effect on your ability to produce breast milk..

Question 2

An elderly Hispanic woman has become depressed after the death of her husband. The nurse would anticipate that this patient is most likely to:
 
  a. be less able to adapt than before.
  b. recover and return to her preillness state.
  c. believe the death is a punishment for past acts.
  d. suffer recurrences of depression because of cultural strain.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Lithium crosses the placental barrier and is excreted in the breast milk, so breast-feeding is not an option. Lithium should only be taken by pregnant women when it is an absolute necessity.

Answer to Question 2

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It has been found that as age increases, the prevalence of depression decreases. Older people have a greater capacity to adapt and tend to recover from depression more quickly than younger individuals; they are also less likely to have a recurrence.


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Reply #2 on: Jul 19, 2018
Correct answers!


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Reply #3 on: Jul 19, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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