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What is bipolar disorder? Bipolar disorder is defined as a mental illness characterized by symptoms that cause sudden shifts or cycles in a person’s mood, energy, behavior and/ or ability to think with a clear mind. These debilitating cycles of highs and lows can be severe. These cycles differ greatly from the normal typical ups and downs that most of us will experience in our lifetime (NAMI n.d.).The typical symptoms associated with bipolar disorder are periods of intense emotion (high o...

A patient is receiving radiotherapy for an overactive thyroid gland and asks whether her milk is safe for her baby. If her treatment cannot be discontinued, what should the nurse recommend? Response Feedback: A breast-feeding woman who is receiving any radioactive compounds should pump her breasts during the time that breast milk is radioactive and discard the milk into a biohazard container designed for radioactive materials. Breastfeeding can resume when the drug is stopped and the brea...