ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM | ATI PN PHARMACOLOGY EXAM PACK/ ATI PHARMACOLOGY PN PROCTORED EXAM 2024/ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALLES/ GRADED A+

229.) A client who is taking lithium carbonate (Lithobid) is scheduled for surgery. The nurseinforms the client that: 1. The medication will be discontinued a week before the surgery and resumed 1 weekpostoperatively. 2. The medication is to be taken until the day of surgery and resumed by injection immediatelypostoperatively. 3. The medication will be discontinued 1 to 2 days before the surgery and resumed as soon asfull oral intake is allowed. 4. The medication will be discontinued several days before surgery and resumed by injection inthe immediate postoperative period. 3. The medication will be discontinued 1 to 2 days before the surgery and resumed as soon as full oral intake is allowed. Rationale: The client who is on lithium carbonate must be off the medication for 1 to 2 days before a scheduled surgical procedure and can resume the medication when full oral intake is prescribedafter the surgery. **lithium carbonate is an oral medication and is not given as an injection**