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CBme

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The nurse is acting as a mentor for a new graduate nurse who is delivering chemotherapy to a patient in the short-stay unit. What action performed by the new graduate would the mentor teach is not appropriate and requires correction?
 
  A) Checking the IV line frequently
  B) Using an infusion pump to administer the medication
  C) Premedicating the patient as ordered
  D) Starting the IV in a large, distal vein

Question 2

The nurse is teaching a group of student nurses about Parkinson's disease. The nurse would determine teaching was successful if the students identified what neurotransmitters as imbalanced in Parkinson's disease?
 
  A) Cholinergic and anticholinergic neurotransmitters
  B) Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and dopamine
  C) GABA and anticholinergic neurotransmitters
  D) Dopamine and acetylcholine



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Answer to Question 1

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If at all possible, do not use an infusion pump to administer one of these drugs because it will continue to deliver the drug under pressure and can cause a severe extravasation. This would be the least beneficial to the patient. Checking the line frequently, premedicating the patient as ordered, and using a large, distal vein would be much more beneficial to the patient.

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The correct balance of dopamine and acetylcholine is important in regulating posture, muscle tone, and voluntary movement. People with Parkinson's disease have an imbalance in these neurotransmitters, resulting in a decrease in inhibitory brain dopamine and a relative increase in excitatory acetylcholine.




CBme

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


upturnedfurball

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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