Neurological System: Part 1 Questions
and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026
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What should the nurse monitor for when a client is taking levodopa/carbidopa for Parkinson’s
disease?
✔✔ Involuntary muscle movements
Which symptom is a priority to report when a client is taking phenytoin?
✔✔ Skin rash
What is the therapeutic effect of donepezil in Alzheimer’s disease?
✔✔ Improved memory and cognitive function
What is a common side effect of carbamazepine that should be reported?
✔✔ Low white blood cell count
What action should the nurse take if a client on valproic acid reports jaundice?
✔✔ Notify the provider immediately
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,What lab test should be monitored when a client is on phenytoin long-term?
✔✔ Serum drug level
What is a sign of toxicity in a client taking phenytoin?
✔✔ Nystagmus and ataxia
What is an expected therapeutic effect of baclofen?
✔✔ Reduced muscle spasms
What teaching should be included for a client prescribed interferon beta-1a for multiple
sclerosis?
✔✔ Report flu-like symptoms to the provider
What is an important dietary instruction for a client taking levodopa?
✔✔ Avoid high-protein meals
Which medication can cause gingival hyperplasia as a side effect?
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, ✔✔ Phenytoin
What is a dangerous adverse effect of dantrolene that must be monitored?
✔✔ Liver damage
Which medication for Parkinson’s disease can cause darkening of urine and sweat?
✔✔ Levodopa/carbidopa
Why should a client take their anti-seizure medication at the same time every day?
✔✔ To maintain stable drug levels and prevent seizures
What is the purpose of giving a client selegiline with levodopa/carbidopa?
✔✔ To prolong the effects of levodopa
Which medication is given IV to treat status epilepticus?
✔✔ Diazepam
What client instruction is important when starting topiramate?
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and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026
| Correct & Verified
What should the nurse monitor for when a client is taking levodopa/carbidopa for Parkinson’s
disease?
✔✔ Involuntary muscle movements
Which symptom is a priority to report when a client is taking phenytoin?
✔✔ Skin rash
What is the therapeutic effect of donepezil in Alzheimer’s disease?
✔✔ Improved memory and cognitive function
What is a common side effect of carbamazepine that should be reported?
✔✔ Low white blood cell count
What action should the nurse take if a client on valproic acid reports jaundice?
✔✔ Notify the provider immediately
1
,What lab test should be monitored when a client is on phenytoin long-term?
✔✔ Serum drug level
What is a sign of toxicity in a client taking phenytoin?
✔✔ Nystagmus and ataxia
What is an expected therapeutic effect of baclofen?
✔✔ Reduced muscle spasms
What teaching should be included for a client prescribed interferon beta-1a for multiple
sclerosis?
✔✔ Report flu-like symptoms to the provider
What is an important dietary instruction for a client taking levodopa?
✔✔ Avoid high-protein meals
Which medication can cause gingival hyperplasia as a side effect?
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, ✔✔ Phenytoin
What is a dangerous adverse effect of dantrolene that must be monitored?
✔✔ Liver damage
Which medication for Parkinson’s disease can cause darkening of urine and sweat?
✔✔ Levodopa/carbidopa
Why should a client take their anti-seizure medication at the same time every day?
✔✔ To maintain stable drug levels and prevent seizures
What is the purpose of giving a client selegiline with levodopa/carbidopa?
✔✔ To prolong the effects of levodopa
Which medication is given IV to treat status epilepticus?
✔✔ Diazepam
What client instruction is important when starting topiramate?
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