A medication teaching plan for a patient receiving lithium should include
a. directions to eat one or two bananas daily.
b. dietary teaching to limit daily sodium intake.
c. the need to restrict daily fluid intake to 1000 ml.
d. the importance of laboratory testing to monitor the lithium level.
D
Maintaining serum lithium levels within 0.6 and 1.2 mEq/L is vital to symptom control. The patient must be made aware that frequent monitoring will foster symptom control and prevent toxicity. The other options are inappropriate in a teaching plan.
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