The clinical nurse specialist meets with a client receiving lithium. The nurse tells the client that her
lithium level is 0.6 mEq/L, a finding in the desirable range.
The nurse reinforces the importance of
continuing to take the lithium as directed and the need to drink adequate amounts of fluids. This
action is part of the advanced practice intervention of
a. psychotherapy.
b. consultation.
c. prescriptive authority.
d. complementary interventions.
ANS: C
Monitoring laboratory tests for serum lithium level and interpreting results for the client is an
advanced practice level nursing intervention associated with prescriptive authority and treatment.
Option A: Psychotherapy refers to individual, group, or family therapy. Option B: Consultation
refers to providing clinical feedback to nurses or other disciplines to enhance the treatment of clients
or systems issues. Option D: Complementary interventions refer to the use of alternative therapies.
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