A client with Parkinson's disease was started on carbidopa–levodopa (Sinemet), an antiparkinsonian drug used for dopamine replacement. The client asks the nurse if this medication will cure her disease. Which of the following would be the nurse's BEST response?
a. The treatment goal is to relieve symptoms and maintain mobility.
b. Sinemet has been known to repair nerve ending damage.
c. A herbologist can best answer this question
d. Sinemet will reduce your dopamine level and thereby lessen symptoms.
a. The treatment goal is to relieve symptoms and maintain mobility.
FEEDBACK:
a. There is no cure for Parkinson's disease, and the treatment goal is to relieve symptoms and maintain mobility.
b. Sinemet acts to increase the therapeutic effect of dopamine in the CNS and reduce its adverse reactions. .
c. Although a herbologist may be able to address this concern, this is not an appropriate response. .
d. Sinemet increases the therapeutic effect of dopamine. .
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