6.The degenerative changes in the basal ganglia from Parkinson disease decrease which of the following important neurotransmitters?

9.The nurse is caring for a patient with atrial fibrillation who asks why she needs to take warfarin (Coumadin). Which statement best answers the patient’s question?

Artificial sweeteners are linked to certain kinds of cancers.

1. The 40-year-old female who was diagnosed with a benign growth in her colon is concerned about the growth spreading. Which explanation best calms the patient’s anxiety?

6. Which patient behavior causes the nurse to report a positive Romberg test?

17. Your emphysema patient complains of dyspnea and asks the nurse to turn up his oxygen to compensate for his labored breathing. What is the best nursing intervention?

What term would indicate to you that a substance in the environment can cause cancer to develop?

22. Which of these is not a major strategy for teaching of prevention and control of STIs?

3.A patient is considering taking tadalafil (Cialis) to treat his erectile dysfunction (ED). Which would be a contraindication to taking the medication?

14. Which teaching point will the nurse include when providing discharge instructions to the patient with a new permanent pacemaker?