The responsibilities of a nurse when giving levodopa are defined in the work ethics. They should ensure that the correct dosage is administered and check on the patient's medical history.
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∙ 9y agoThe responsibilities of a flight nurse include but are not limited to: in-flight management and care for patients, evaluating patients during the flight, comfort and safety of the patients, and giving a diagnosis as needed.
Although levodopa can cross our BBB, but it will be decarboxylated to dopamine peripherally before reaching our CNS - only small amount of Levodopa will be left and available to pass our BBB.So, instead of giving levodopa in high dose (which can cause lots of side effects), we give levodopa with peripheral decarboxylase inhibitors (e.g. carbidopa, benserazide) which can inhibit decarboxylation of levodopa in GIT and peripheral tissues. (By combining levodopa and peripheral decarobxylase inhibitors, we will have less side effects too)
What r the responsibilities of a nurse
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Check allergies, check liver and renal function.
pyridoxine (vitamin B6) can decrease the effect of levodopa.
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Relinquishing a right would be giving up part of your freedom (which is bad) and giving up responsibilities would generally be good (unless you are really bored or particularly like those responsibilities).
Every state in the USA will have a list of legal responsibilities (and many state's will differ from other states as to what is legal for the nurse to do). The most common two are not doing harm to the patient and being a patient advocate.
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Levodopa itself is not well tolerated, which is why it is combined with carbidopa. Carbidopa decreases peripheral metabolism of levodopa, which allows for lower doses of levodopa and less-severe side effects.