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The physician orders determination of the serum lithium level tomorrow for a client with bipolar disorder, manic phase, who has been receiving lithium 300 mg P.O. three times daily for the past 5 days. At which of the following times should the nurse plan to have the blood specimen obtained?

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Rationale: Lithium levels are drawn in the morning, 12 hours after the last dose, for accurate trough levels.

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