A client is admitted with the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. The nurse is vigilant for which symptom?
a. Gastrointestinal upset
b. Inability to remember name
c. Bradykinesia
d. Disorientation
ANS: C
Bradykinesia, or slow voluntary movement, is characteristic of this disorder.
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