Author Question: The nurse provides patient teaching about use of levodopa for treatment of Parkinson's disease. What ... (Read 63 times)

fox · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The nurse provides patient teaching about use of levodopa for treatment of Parkinson's disease. What statement by the patient would indicate a good understanding of levodopa?

A) I will take the medication for about a year and then stop.
B) I should avoid exercising while taking this drug.
C) I should take this drug with meals to avoid GI upset.
D) I will take megavitamins to ensure that I have good nutrition.

Question 2

The nurse explains that the signs and symptoms caused by cancer are a result of what?

A) Overgrowth of tumor cells
B) Enzymes that generate blood vessels
C) Tumor cells invading healthy tissue
D) Metastasis

succesfull · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Feedback:
The patient should be instructed to take levodopa with meals if GI upset occurs. Patients being treated for Parkinson's disease should be taught that drug treatment will be needed for life and cannot be stopped in a year. The patient should continue to be as active as possible. Multivitamins will contain vitamin B6, which should be avoided when taking levodopa.

Answer to Question 2

C
Feedback:
As cancer cells grow, they invade and damage healthy host tissues and this is what causes signs and symptoms of cancer. When cancer metastasizes, the tumor cells invade new tissue and other signs and symptoms occur. Cancer cells do overgrow and the abnormal cells do release enzymes that generate blood vessels, but this is not what causes the signs and symptoms of cancer. The effects of neoplasms are not caused by overgrowth of tumor cells, enzymes that generate blood vessels, or metastasis.