A client diagnosed with bipolar disease is receiving a maintenance dosage of lithium carbonate. His wife calls the community mental health nurse to report that her husband is displaying mild aggression and poor judgment. Which intervention is appropriate?

administer an extra dose of lithium carbonate take client to the closest emergency department measure lithium blood level arrange for hemodialysis

The nurse is working in the mental health unit and is educating a group of student nurses about atypical antipsychotics. Which statement by one of the student nurses requires further teaching about this class of drugs?

“These drugs can cause bradycardia.” “This class of drugs can cause diabetes.” “Weight gain and obesity are side effects of these drugs.” “Rarely, neuroleptic m...