When treating patients with medications for Parkinson's disease, the nurse knows that the wearing-off phenomenon occurs for which reason?
a. There are rapid swings in the patient's response to levodopa.
b. The patient cannot tolerate the medications at times.
c. The medications begin to lose effectiveness against Parkinson's disease.
d. The patient's liver is no longer able to metabolize the drug.
ANS: C
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