The nurse administers a drug that stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system. What physiological response would indicate the drug is working?
A) Vasoconstriction
B) Increased gastrointestinal (GI) motility
C) Increased heart rate
D) Pupil dilation
B
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When the parasympathetic nervous system is stimulated, the result is increased GI motility, decreased GI secretions, decreased heart rate, and pupillary constriction, which all result from stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system.
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