A patient with Bipolar Disorder, type I, is ordered Lithium…

A patient with Bipolar Disorder, type I, is ordered Lithium carbonate 600 mg PO TID. The patient’s last serum lithium level was 1.8 mEq/L, and the pharmacy has sent up Lithium carbonate 150 mg tablets. “The nurse should administer tablets to the patient in the next dose.”