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A young adult client with a recent diagnosis of bipolar disorder takes lithium carbonate daily. The client informed the school nurse of the desire to live away from home to attend college after graduating in one month. Which information is most important for the nurse to provide the client and his family?

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Rationale: Monitoring serum lithium levels is essential to ensure the medication remains within the therapeutic range and to prevent toxicity, critical for a newly diagnosed client.

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