When the nurse administers a cholinergic agonist to the patient, the nurse's expectation is that what system will be stimulated?
A) Sympathetic nervous system
B) Parasympathetic nervous system
C) Central nervous system
D) Voluntary nervous system
B
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Cholinergic agonists act at the same site as the neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACh) and increase the activity of the ACh receptor sites throughout the body. Because these sites are found extensively throughout the parasympathetic nervous system, their stimulation produces a response similar to what is seen when the parasympathetic system is activated. These drugs do not stimulate the sympathetic, central, or voluntary nervous systems.
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