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A nurse is teaching a class of nursing students on the unit about the pathophysiology of multiple sclerosis.
 
  To evaluate their understanding, the nurse asks the students, Which part of a neuron would be the most damaged in a patient with multiple sclerosis? The students' best response would be which of the following components of the nervous system?
  a. Myelin sheath
  b. Dendrite
  c. Cell body
  d. Nucleus

Question 2

A patient's family is asking how to administer rivastigmine (Exelon) to their parent, who has Alzheimer's disease. The nurse should provide the patient and family with which of the following instructions?
 
  a. The drug should be given every morning on an empty stomach.
  b. The drug should be administered twice daily with food.
  c. Give the drug nightly before bed.
  d. Give the drug four times a day at least 2 hours after each meal.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, inflammatory, autoimmune disorder that damages the myelin sheath of neurons in the central nervous system.
Multiple sclerosis does not damage the dendrite, cell body, or nucleus.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Rivastigmine is well absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract, especially in the presence of food.
Telling the patient's family to administer the drug on an empty stomach is not appropriate.
The drug should be given with food, not at bedtime.
Rivastigmine is not administered four times a day; typically it is given twice daily.




go.lag

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


covalentbond

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Wow, this really help

 

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