Question

The nursing instructor is teaching a student about the drugs used for Alzheimer's disease. Even though cholinesterase inhibitors do not cure the disease, the instructor informs the student that they do help to slow the progression. The instructor then asks the student, "When a drug is stopped due to side effects, what happens to the client?" The student's best response would be:

A. The client loses any benefit they have received from the drug.
B. The client will show no changes.
C. The side effects will worsen.
D. The client will deteriorate at a faster rate.

Answer 1

Answer:

Option (A).

Explanation:

Alzheimer's disease may be defined as the medical condition that causes dementia in which individual suffer from the thinking, memory and behavior problems.

The cholinesterase inhibitors proves to be beneficial for this disease. The discontinuation of this inhibitor therapy ultimately results in the loses of the benefit that have received from the drug.

Thus, the correct answer is option (A).