A patient with Parkinson’s disease asks the nurse why anticholinergics are used in the treatment. Which response by the nurse is most accurate?

A client comes into the ER experiencing confusion and agitation. On assessment, he has muscle rigidity, sluggish pupils, weakness, and a temperature of 102.4. Due to his confusion, his wife is helping in the interviewing process and mentions he was just switched from an SSRI to an MAOI by his doctor. He did not want to waste medication and wanted to get better fast, so he took both meds until he ran out even though his doctor told him to delay for a few weeks between medications. What condition is this patient at risk for?

There are many medications that alter the level of neurotransmitters. What are neurotransmitters?

Lithium (Eskalith) is the drug of choice to treat mania associated with which of the following disorders?

A client taking an antipsychotic develops a high fever, unstable blood pressure, muscle rigidity, becomes pale &diaphoretic, and cannot speak. What condition should the nurse suspect?

Identify the correct order from left to right for the following pathogens: S. agalactiae, H. pylori, B. burgdorferi, Y. pestis (bubonic), E. coli (UTI), and hemorrhagic E. coli.***

Identify the correct order from left to right for the transmission mechanism of the following pathogens: S. agalactiae, H. pylori, B. burgdorferi, Y. pestis (bubonic), E. coli (UTI), and hemorrhagic E. coli.***

According to our chapter material this week, Just War theory can be used to both support and oppose terrorism.

The autonomic nervous system carries signals to cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, and glands.

Acetylcholinesterase promotes muscle relaxation by degrading acetylcholine that remains in the synaptic cleft.