The Nurse Provides Instruction to a Client Who Is Prescribed

question 2

Multiple Choice

The nurse provides instruction to a client who is prescribed levodopa/carbidopa (Parcopa) .Which client statement indicates that learning has occurred?

• A)I need to increase my daily intake of protein."
• B)I must avoid eating leafy green vegetables in my diet."
• C)I need to check my pulse before I take this medication."
• D)I must avoid foods such as beef,whole-grain cereals,and multivitamins."

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Definitions:

Respiration

The process by which living organisms exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide, crucial for energy production and metabolic functions.

Carbon Dioxide

A colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration, absorbed by plants in photosynthesis.

Hemoglobin

A protein found in red blood cells responsible for transporting oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body and returning carbon dioxide from the body to the lungs.

Oxygen

A chemical element with symbol O and atomic number 8, essential for aerobic respiration in living organisms and supporting combustion.