After teaching a client about lithium carbonate (Lithane), a ...

[vicotolentino]

After teaching a client about lithium carbonate (Lithane), a nurse would consider the teaching successful on the basis of which client statement?
 
  A. I should expect to feel better in a couple of days.
  B. I'll call my doctor immediately if I experience any diarrhea or ringing in my ears.
  C. If I forget a dose, I can double the dose the next time I take this drug.
  D. I need to restrict my intake of any food containing salt.

Question 2

A client has a history of excessive fear of water. What is the term that a nurse should use to describe this specific phobia, and under what subtype is this phobia identified?
 
  A. Aquaphobia, a natural environment type of phobia
  B. Aquaphobia, a situational type of phobia
  C. Acrophobia, a natural environment type of phobia
  D. Acrophobia, a situational type of phobia

[kjohnson]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
The initial signs of lithium toxicity include ataxia, blurred vision, severe diarrhea, persistent nausea and vomiting, and tinnitus.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
The nurse should determine that an excessive fear of water is identified as aquaphobia, which is a natural environment type of phobia. Natural environmenttype phobias are fears about objects or situations that occur in the natural environment, such as a fear of heights or storms.

[vicotolentino]

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[kjohnson]

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