medium · NCLEX-RN psychosocial
The nurse is caring for a client with anorexia nervosa who has severely low serum magnesium and potassium. Thiamine is ordered.
When should the nurse administer the thiamine?
- Immediately before or during the first reintroduction of carbohydrates.
- At bedtime to minimize the risk of gastrointestinal upset.
- Only after the serum potassium and magnesium levels are normalized.
- Two hours after the first meal to ensure no vomiting occurs, for this client.
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