Midterm Exam: NURS201/ NURS 201 (New 2025/ 2026 Update) Medical Surgical Review |Questions & Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions)- WCU

MidtermlExam:lNURS201/lNURSl201l(NEW
lUpdate)lMedicallSurgicallNursing-
lPromotinglWellnesslReviewlwithlQsl&lAs|l
GradelA|l100%lCorrectl(VerifiedlAnswers)-
lWCU

QUESTION
Parkinson'sldisease:lDescription


Answer:
-
Degenerativeldiseaselcausedlbyldepletionlofldopaminelwhichlinterfereslwithlthelinhibitionloflex
citatorylimpulseslresultinglinldysfunctionloflextrapyramidallsystem
-Slow,lprogressiveldiseaselthatlresultslinlcripplinglanldisability




QUESTION
FourlPrimarylFindings:lParkinson's


Answer:
tremor,lmmlrigidity,lbradykinesia,lposturallinstability




QUESTION
PtlcamelinlwithlParkinson'sl(pneumonia),lwhatlarelyourlnursinglinterventions?


Answer:
-Headloflthelbedlraised
-Implementlfalllprecautions

,-Closeltolthelnurseslstation
-Bedlalarmlon
-Elevatedltoiletlseatl(bcloflbradykinesia)
-Cutlfoodlintolsmalllpieces




QUESTION
Parkinson'sldiseaselresultslin...


Answer:
falls,lselflcareldeficit,lfailurelinlbodylsystems,landldepression,lmentalldeteriorationloccursllateli
nltheldisease




QUESTION
Parkinson's:lAssessment


Answer:
Assesslneurologiclstatus,lassesslabilityltolswallowlandlchew,lmonitorlforlconstipation




QUESTION
DolParkinson'slptslhavelexacerbationsloflsymptoms?


Answer:
No,ltheylarelslowlyldeteriorating




QUESTION
WhatltypeloflnutritionlshouldlbelprovidedlforlalptlwithlParkinson's?


Answer:
-Providelhighlproteinlandlhighlcalorielfoodlatleachlmeal

, -Highlfiberldiet
-Softldiet,lsmalllbites




QUESTION
IflptlisltakinglCarbidopa,lLevodopa,lwhatlarelsomeldischargelinstructions?


Answer:
-TheselmedslcanlcauselHTNlcrisislifltakenlwithlmonolamploxidaselinhibitorlantidepressant
-Takelwithlfoodlifltheylarelnauseouslorliflvomitingloccurs
-Dividedlinldoses
-AvoidlvitaminlB6
-dolnotltakellevodopalwithlfoodlbclproteinlreduceslabsorption
-monitorlforlsignslofldyskinesia,lmonitorlforlshortltermlAEloflN/V,landllightheadedness




QUESTION
Anticholinergiclmedicationlhelpslreduce...


Answer:
tremorslandldrooling




QUESTION
Bell'slPalsylresultslin:


Answer:
paralysisloflonelsideloflface,lunilaterallorlbilateral




QUESTION
Bell'slPalsy:lAssessment