The student nurse asks the nursing instructor, "Do medications actually make more neurotransmitters?" What is the best response by the nursing instructor?
A. "No, but medications can heal diseases of the autonomic nervous system."
B. "Yes, some of the newer medications are very good at doing this."
C. "Yes, but the newer drugs that do this have some serious side effects."
D. "No, medications can only increase or decrease the action of neurotransmitters."
Answer: D
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