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NURS 271 FINAL EXAM LATEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
Administration guidelines for memantine? - ANSWER-Without
regard to meals
Capsule can be opened and sprinkled on applesauce, and must
be consumed immediately
Liquid formation should be squirted into corner of patient's mouth
and NOT mixed with any other liquid
Patient teaching for memantine/ - ANSWER-Protect from falls r/t
dizziness
Notify HCP if GI symptoms, urinary incontinence, back pain,
cough
Educate about s/s of hypersensitivity rxn (skin rash, dyspnea,
bronchospasm)
Class of levodopa-carbidopa? - ANSWER-Dopamine receptor
agonist
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Action of levodopa-carbidopa? - ANSWER-Levodopa crosses
BBB and is converted to dopamine, and carbidopa decreases the
metabolism of levodopa (see ALG for more details on levodopa);
thought to be the mechanism whereby drug relieves symptoms of
Parkinson's
Use of levodopa-carbidopa? - ANSWER-Treatment of Parkinson's
and parkinsonisms
Therapeutic effects of levodopa-carbidopa? - ANSWER-
Improvement in mobility, balance, posture, gait, speech,
handwriting, and self-care ability; elimination of drooling and
seborrhea; mood elevation
Contraindications for levodopa-carbidopa? - ANSWER-Narrow-
angle glaucoma; suspicious skin lesions or history of melanoma;
14 days within MAOI administration
Adverse effects of levodopa-carbidopa? - ANSWER-Headache
and anxiety
Older patients: hallucinations, dementia, drowsiness
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Most severe: depression w/ SI
CV: ectopic beats, anginal pain, hypotension, dyspnea, widened
QRS, tachycardia, palpitations, vasoconstriction, bradycardia,
orthostatic hypotension
Anorexia, bruxism (clenching/grinding of teeth), n/v
Piloerection (goosebumps), azotemia (high levels of nitrogen-
containing compounds), gangrene
QSEN for levodopa-carbidopa? - ANSWER-Admin at correct time
is critical for optimal therapeutic effects
Patient teaching for levodopa-carbidopa? - ANSWER-Avoid
alcohol
Don't take vitamin B6 group
Understand adverse effects like drowsiness, dizziness, and
orthostatic hypotension
Take with food, but not high-protein meals
Report fainting, light-headedness, irregular HR, uncontrolled facial
movements, urinary retention, n/v
Notify HCP of static gait, altered mobility, and "pill rolling"
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What do isotonic crystalloids do? - ANSWER-Expand circulating
IV fluid (plasma) without causing a fluid shift between
compartments for pts with dehydration and LOW BP
Used to relieve cellular edema, especially cerebral edema -
ANSWER-Hypertonic
Indicated for patients with hypernatremia and cellular dehydration;
dehydration with normal BP - ANSWER-hypotonic
What class is norepinephrine? - ANSWER-adrenergic drug
What is the action of NE? - ANSWER-predominant alpha-receptor
agonist effects, and results in potent peripheral arterial
vasoconstriction --> increases BP more than HR, force of
contraction, or cardiac output
NURS 271 FINAL EXAM LATEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
Administration guidelines for memantine? - ANSWER-Without
regard to meals
Capsule can be opened and sprinkled on applesauce, and must
be consumed immediately
Liquid formation should be squirted into corner of patient's mouth
and NOT mixed with any other liquid
Patient teaching for memantine/ - ANSWER-Protect from falls r/t
dizziness
Notify HCP if GI symptoms, urinary incontinence, back pain,
cough
Educate about s/s of hypersensitivity rxn (skin rash, dyspnea,
bronchospasm)
Class of levodopa-carbidopa? - ANSWER-Dopamine receptor
agonist
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Action of levodopa-carbidopa? - ANSWER-Levodopa crosses
BBB and is converted to dopamine, and carbidopa decreases the
metabolism of levodopa (see ALG for more details on levodopa);
thought to be the mechanism whereby drug relieves symptoms of
Parkinson's
Use of levodopa-carbidopa? - ANSWER-Treatment of Parkinson's
and parkinsonisms
Therapeutic effects of levodopa-carbidopa? - ANSWER-
Improvement in mobility, balance, posture, gait, speech,
handwriting, and self-care ability; elimination of drooling and
seborrhea; mood elevation
Contraindications for levodopa-carbidopa? - ANSWER-Narrow-
angle glaucoma; suspicious skin lesions or history of melanoma;
14 days within MAOI administration
Adverse effects of levodopa-carbidopa? - ANSWER-Headache
and anxiety
Older patients: hallucinations, dementia, drowsiness
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Most severe: depression w/ SI
CV: ectopic beats, anginal pain, hypotension, dyspnea, widened
QRS, tachycardia, palpitations, vasoconstriction, bradycardia,
orthostatic hypotension
Anorexia, bruxism (clenching/grinding of teeth), n/v
Piloerection (goosebumps), azotemia (high levels of nitrogen-
containing compounds), gangrene
QSEN for levodopa-carbidopa? - ANSWER-Admin at correct time
is critical for optimal therapeutic effects
Patient teaching for levodopa-carbidopa? - ANSWER-Avoid
alcohol
Don't take vitamin B6 group
Understand adverse effects like drowsiness, dizziness, and
orthostatic hypotension
Take with food, but not high-protein meals
Report fainting, light-headedness, irregular HR, uncontrolled facial
movements, urinary retention, n/v
Notify HCP of static gait, altered mobility, and "pill rolling"
, 4|Page
What do isotonic crystalloids do? - ANSWER-Expand circulating
IV fluid (plasma) without causing a fluid shift between
compartments for pts with dehydration and LOW BP
Used to relieve cellular edema, especially cerebral edema -
ANSWER-Hypertonic
Indicated for patients with hypernatremia and cellular dehydration;
dehydration with normal BP - ANSWER-hypotonic
What class is norepinephrine? - ANSWER-adrenergic drug
What is the action of NE? - ANSWER-predominant alpha-receptor
agonist effects, and results in potent peripheral arterial
vasoconstriction --> increases BP more than HR, force of
contraction, or cardiac output
