The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with Moderate Alzheimer

question 5

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a patient with moderate Alzheimer disease (AD) . The health care provider has ordered memantine (Namenda) for the collaborative treatment of the patient's disease. What is the nurse's best understanding of this medication's action?

• A) Protects cells against excess glutamate by partially blocking NMDA c-receptors.
• B) Slows the degradation of acetylcholine, thereby increasing concentration of the neurotransmitters in the cerebral cortex.
• C) Protects cells against excess NMDA by partially blocking glutamate c-receptors.
• D) Slows the degradation of dopamine, thereby increasing concentration of the neurotransmitters in the cerebral cortex.

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