Exam 15: Drugs Used for Parkinsons Disease

The nurse is providing education to a patient recently placed on selegiline disintegrating tablets.Which statement by the patient indicates a need for further teaching?

Which cholinergic symptoms of Parkinson's disease are reduced with anticholinergic drugs?

What point(s) should be included when teaching a patient about the use of apomorphine for treatment of Parkinson's disease? (Select all that apply.)

Which vitamin will reduce the therapeutic effects of levodopa?

A patient taking rasagiline is assessed by the nurse to have a lasting significant increase in blood pressure.When reviewing the patient's current list of medications, the nurse decides to hold the next dose of:

Which adverse effects associated with levodopa therapy would support the nursing diagnosis Risk for injury?

The nurse is preparing to begin administration of apomorphine to a patient.Before administering, the nurse will perform a baseline assessment of the patient's: (Select all that apply.)

What is the rationale for administering levodopa instead of dopamine for treatment of Parkinson's disease?

The nurse is providing information to a patient recently prescribed entacapone.Which statement is correct?

When a patient taking a monoamine oxidase B inhibitor receives his dietary tray, the nurse knows to remove the:

The nurse is teaching a patient with Parkinson's disease about levodopa.Which statement by the nurse is accurate regarding drug administration?

The nurse is assessing an older patient with Parkinson's disease who was started on entacapone 1 week ago.The patient has a history of coronary artery disease and takes an antihypertensive and aspirin.Which information would support the need for a reduction in medication dosage by the health care provider?

Dopamine agonists have been linked with which adverse effects in patients with Parkinson's disease?

Parkinson's disease has which characteristic symptom(s)? (Select all that apply.)

What is the pharmacologic action of entacapone, a potent catechol O methyl transferase (COMT) inhibitor?