A Nursing Instructor Is Teaching About Donepezil (Aricept)

question 19

Multiple Choice

A nursing instructor is teaching about donepezil (Aricept) .A student asks,"How does this work? Will this cure Alzheimer's disease (AD) ?" Which is the appropriate instructor reply?

• A)"Donepezil (Aricept)delays the destruction of acetylcholine,a chemical in the brain necessary for memory processes.Although most effective in the early stages,it serves to delay,but not stop,the progression of the disease."
• B)"Donepezil (Aricept)encourages production of acetylcholine,a chemical in the brain necessary for memory processes.It delays the progression of the disease."
• C)"Donepezil (Aricept)delays the destruction of dopamine,a chemical in the brain necessary for memory processes.Although most effective in the early stages,it serves to delay,but not stop,the progression of the disease."
• D)"Donepezil (Aricept)encourages production of dopamine,a chemical in the brain necessary for memory processes.It delays the progression of the disease."

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