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| Several senior citizens have asked the nurse to do a presentation on degenerative diseases. What does the nurse plan to teach as the most common degenerative diseases? Select all that apply. |
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Several senior citizens have asked the nurse to do a presentation on degenerative diseases. What does the nurse plan to teach as the most common degenerative diseases? Select all that apply.
1.Alzheimer’s disease
2.Parkinson’s disease |
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| The client is diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The client’s wife asks the nurse how taking medicine will help her husband. What is the best response by the nurse? |
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| “The medications will help your husband to eat and walk.” |
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| The nurse plans to teach a class about Alzheimer’s disease to a caregiver’s support group. What will the best plan of the nurse include? Select all that apply. |
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1.Memory difficulties are an early symptom of the disease.
2.Chronic inflammation of the brain may be a cause of the disease.
3.Depression and aggressive behavior are common with the disease |
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| The nurse plans care for a client with Parkinson’s disease. What will the best plan of the nurse include? |
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| Monitor the client for the ability to chew and swallow. |
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| The client receives levodopa (Larodopa). The nurse has completed medication education and determines that learning has occurred when the client makes which statement? |
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| “I must increase the fiber in my diet.” |
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| The nurse prepares to administer benztropine (Cogentin) to the client. The nurse holds the dose and notifies the physician based on which assessment finding? |
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| The client receives aspirin, a multivitamin, and an antihistamine every day. What is the best instruction by the nurse prior to administering levodopa (Larodopa)? |
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| “You should not take the multivitamin with your levodopa (Larodopa).” |
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| The elderly client receives levodopa (Larodopa). The nurse is primarily concerned about which problem with this client? |
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| The client receives levodopa and carbidopa (Sinemet). What will the best teaching of the nurse include as relates to this medication? |
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| Take the medication on an empty stomach. |
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| The client receives benztropine (Cogentin) and tells the nurse he is going on a Caribbean cruise. Which statement would be included in the best plan of the nurse? |
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| “Be sure to take a hat and sunglasses.” |
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| The client has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. What is the best medication education the nurse gives to the client’s husband? |
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| “The medication may help her symptoms for a little while.” |
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| The nurse is teaching a class for caregivers of clients with Alzheimer’s disease. The nurse determines that learning has occurred when the caregivers make which statement? |
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| “There are drugs that will help decrease symptoms for a little while.” |
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| The client has Parkinson’s disease, and develops depression. What is the best education the nurse can give the client’s family? |
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| “This is a common problem with Parkinson’s disease.” |
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| The client receives trihexyphenidyl (Artane) for Parkinson’s disease. Which assessment data will the nurse report to the physician? |
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| The client receives tacrine (Cognex) as treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. Which laboratory test(s) will the nurse primarily assess? |
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| Which of the following degenerative diseases of the central nervous system is the most common? |
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| Muscle stiffness, pill-rolling activity, and bradykinesia are symptoms most likely associated with which disorder? |
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| Pharmacotherapy for Parkinson’s disease is intended to: |
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| 4. Increase the amount of dopamine and reduce the amount of acetylcholine. |
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| From a pharmacology standpoint, which of the following best explains why levodopa is superior to dopamine? |
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| 3. It crosses the blood–brain barrier. |
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| Which statement is accurate regarding the use of levodopa (Larodopa)? |
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| It can take up to 6 months to achieve therapeutic effects. |
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| Which of the following best explains why structural changes occur within the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease? |
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| Chronic inflammation and oxidate cellular damage |
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| Which of the following would most likely be an initial treatment for a patient with Alzheimer’s disease? |
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| Donepezil hydrochloride (Aricept) |
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| Which statement is the most accurate regarding acetylcholinesterase inhibitors when used for Alzheimer’s disease? |
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| They intensify the effect of acetylcholine at the receptor. |
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