Posted: January 17th, 2018

A client on Lithium has diarrhea and vomiting. What 3 important steps should the nurse do first:

A client on Lithium has diarrhea and vomiting. What should the nurse do first:

A. Recognize this as a drug interaction
B. Give the client Cogentin
C. Reassure the client that these are common side effects of lithium therapy
D. Hold the next dose and obtain an order for a stat serum lithium level