The nurse instructs a client with Parkinson disease (PD) about carbidopa-levodopa (Sinemet). Which client statement indicates that teaching has been effective?
A) "I will take the medication with my meals."
B) "I will sit up for several minutes to gain my balance before going from lying down to standing up."
C) "This medication will not affect my blood pressure medications."
D) "This medication will cure my Parkinson disease in time."
Ans: B) "I will sit up for several minutes to gain my balance before going from lying down to standing up."
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