NUR 211 PARKINSON DISEASE ACTUAL FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2025
REAL EXAM 70 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND
NEW!!| LATEST VERSIONS
The nurse identifies the concept of intracranial regulation disturbance for a client diagnosed with
Parkinson's disease. Which priority intervention should the nurse implement?
1. Keep the bed low and call light in reach.
2. Provide a regular diet of three meals per day.
3. Obtain an order for home health to see the client.
4. Perform the Braden scale skin assessment. - (CORRECT ANSWER)1. Keep the bed low and
call light in reach.
The client newly diagnosed with Parkinson's disease asks the nurse, "Why can't I control these
tremors?" Which is the nurse's best response?
1. "You can control the tremors when you learn to concentrate and focus on the cause."
2. "The tremors are caused by a lack of the chemical dopamine in the brain; medication may
help."
3. "You have too much acetylcholine in your brain, causing the tremors, but they will get better
with time."
4. "You are concerned about the tremors? If you want to talk, I would like to hear how you feel."
- (CORRECT ANSWER)2. "The tremors are caused by a lack of the chemical dopamine in the
brain; medication may help."
The client diagnosed with Parkinson's disease is being admitted with a fever and patchy
infiltrates in the lung fields on the chest x-ray. Which clinical manifestations would explain these
assessment data?
1. Masklike face and shuffling gait.
2. Difficulty swallowing and immobility.
, 3. Pill rolling of fingers and flat affect.
4. Lack of arm swing and bradykinesia. - (CORRECT ANSWER)2. Difficulty swallowing and
immobility.
The client diagnosed with Parkinson's disease is being discharged on carbidopa and levodopa.
Which statement is the scientific rationale for combining these medications?
1. This combination will have fewer side effects than carbidopa alone.
2. Dopamine D requires the presence of both of these medications to work.
3. Carbidopa makes more levodopa available to the brain.
4. Carbidopa crosses the blood-brain barrier to treat Parkinson's disease. - (CORRECT
ANSWER)3. Carbidopa makes more levodopa available to the brain.
The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with Parkinson's disease who has difficulty
maintaining adequate nutrition. Which nursing intervention would be included in the plan of
care?
1. Request the physical therapist to consult for equipment needed.
2. Request a low-fat, low-sodium diet from the dietary department.
3. Provide three meals per day that include nuts and whole-grain breads.
4. Offer six meals per day with a soft consistency. - (CORRECT ANSWER)4. Offer six meals
per day with a soft consistency.
The RN and the UAP are caring for clients on a medical-surgical unit. Which task should not be
assigned to the UAP?
1. Feed the 69-year-old client diagnosed with Parkinson's disease having difficulty swallowing.
2. Turn and position the 89-year-old client diagnosed with a pressure injury secondary to
Parkinson's disease.
3. Assist the 54-year-old client diagnosed with Parkinson's disease with toilet-training activities.
4. Obtain vital signs on a 72-year-old client diagnosed with pneumonia secondary to Parkinson's
disease. - (CORRECT ANSWER)1. Feed the 69-year-old client diagnosed with Parkinson's
disease having difficulty swallowing.
REAL EXAM 70 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND
NEW!!| LATEST VERSIONS
The nurse identifies the concept of intracranial regulation disturbance for a client diagnosed with
Parkinson's disease. Which priority intervention should the nurse implement?
1. Keep the bed low and call light in reach.
2. Provide a regular diet of three meals per day.
3. Obtain an order for home health to see the client.
4. Perform the Braden scale skin assessment. - (CORRECT ANSWER)1. Keep the bed low and
call light in reach.
The client newly diagnosed with Parkinson's disease asks the nurse, "Why can't I control these
tremors?" Which is the nurse's best response?
1. "You can control the tremors when you learn to concentrate and focus on the cause."
2. "The tremors are caused by a lack of the chemical dopamine in the brain; medication may
help."
3. "You have too much acetylcholine in your brain, causing the tremors, but they will get better
with time."
4. "You are concerned about the tremors? If you want to talk, I would like to hear how you feel."
- (CORRECT ANSWER)2. "The tremors are caused by a lack of the chemical dopamine in the
brain; medication may help."
The client diagnosed with Parkinson's disease is being admitted with a fever and patchy
infiltrates in the lung fields on the chest x-ray. Which clinical manifestations would explain these
assessment data?
1. Masklike face and shuffling gait.
2. Difficulty swallowing and immobility.
, 3. Pill rolling of fingers and flat affect.
4. Lack of arm swing and bradykinesia. - (CORRECT ANSWER)2. Difficulty swallowing and
immobility.
The client diagnosed with Parkinson's disease is being discharged on carbidopa and levodopa.
Which statement is the scientific rationale for combining these medications?
1. This combination will have fewer side effects than carbidopa alone.
2. Dopamine D requires the presence of both of these medications to work.
3. Carbidopa makes more levodopa available to the brain.
4. Carbidopa crosses the blood-brain barrier to treat Parkinson's disease. - (CORRECT
ANSWER)3. Carbidopa makes more levodopa available to the brain.
The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with Parkinson's disease who has difficulty
maintaining adequate nutrition. Which nursing intervention would be included in the plan of
care?
1. Request the physical therapist to consult for equipment needed.
2. Request a low-fat, low-sodium diet from the dietary department.
3. Provide three meals per day that include nuts and whole-grain breads.
4. Offer six meals per day with a soft consistency. - (CORRECT ANSWER)4. Offer six meals
per day with a soft consistency.
The RN and the UAP are caring for clients on a medical-surgical unit. Which task should not be
assigned to the UAP?
1. Feed the 69-year-old client diagnosed with Parkinson's disease having difficulty swallowing.
2. Turn and position the 89-year-old client diagnosed with a pressure injury secondary to
Parkinson's disease.
3. Assist the 54-year-old client diagnosed with Parkinson's disease with toilet-training activities.
4. Obtain vital signs on a 72-year-old client diagnosed with pneumonia secondary to Parkinson's
disease. - (CORRECT ANSWER)1. Feed the 69-year-old client diagnosed with Parkinson's
disease having difficulty swallowing.
