A Nurse Is Teaching a Group of Nursing Students About

A nurse is teaching a group of nursing students about the use of memantine [Namenda] for Alzheimer's disease. Which statement by a student indicates understanding of the teaching?

A) "Memantine is indicated for patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease."
B) "Memantine modulates the effects of glutamate to alter calcium influx into neurons."
C) "Memantine prevents calcium from leaving neurons, which improves their function."
D) "Memantine and donepezil combined may stop progression of Alzheimer's disease."

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