The nurse is reviewing the assessment data of a patient diagnosed with a mental illness. The patient is to be prescribed medication to treat the illness. The nurse would identify changes in which laboratory values as being the least significant?

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Hemoglobin levels are generally less significant in the context of prescribing psychiatric medications, as these drugs primarily affect the central nervous system and metabolic functions rather than directly impacting blood components like hemoglobin.

The Nurse Is Reviewing the Assessment Data of a Patient