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A community health nurse is conducting a home visit to a male patient who has Parkinson's disease (PD). The nurse has been working closely with the patient and his wife to prevent the many possible complications of the disease.
 
  What recommendation should the nurse make to improve nutrition?
  A) Have the patient drink nutritional supplements in lieu of solid food
  B) Replace complex carbohydrates with simple carbohydrates
  C) Allot a large amount of time for each meal of the day
  D) Have the patient drink fluids before and after meals but not during meals

Question 2

A middle-aged woman has just received word that her recent diagnostic testing has resulted in a diagnosis of myasthenia gravis.
 
  The nurse who is contributing to this woman's care should be aware that she is experiencing signs and symptoms that are the result of what pathophysiological process?
  A) Inadequate action of acetylcholine
  B) Nerve demyelination
  C) Decreased levels of dopamine
  D) Loss of upper and lower motor neurons



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krakiolit

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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

A




fbq8i

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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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