The nurse is caring for a pregnant client who asks whether it is ...

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The nurse is caring for a pregnant client who asks whether it is safe to continue vitamin A supplements during pregnancy.
 
  The nurse educates the client that safety during pregnancy has not been established for vitamin A in amounts exceeding _______ international units.
  Standard Text: Record your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

The school nurse has presented a learning activity for a high school health promotion course. Which student statement indicates an understanding of water-soluble vitamins?
 
  Standard Text: Select all that apply.
  1. Vitamins C and B complex are the primary water-soluble vitamins.
  2. Water-soluble vitamins have the higher potential for toxicity and overdosing.
  3. Water-soluble vitamins can accumulate in the body for weeks before excretion.
  4. All water-soluble vitamins are stored in the liver.
  5. Daily intake of water-soluble vitamins is necessary.

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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 6,000
Rationale: The safe use of vitamin A in amounts exceeding 6,000 international units during pregnancy is not established.
Global Rationale: The safe use of vitamin A in amounts exceeding 6,000 international units during pregnancy is not established.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1,5
Rationale 1: The primary water-soluble vitamins are vitamin C and B complex.
Rationale 2: Fat-soluble vitamins have the higher potential for toxicity or overdose.
Rationale 3: Water-soluble vitamins are stored briefly in the body and then excreted in the urine.
Rationale 4: Fat-soluble vitamins are stored in the liver and in fatty tissue.
Rationale 5: A daily intake of water-soluble vitamins is necessary to replenish the amount excreted.
Global Rationale: The primary water-soluble vitamins are vitamin C and B complex. A daily intake of these vitamins is necessary to replenish the amount excreted. The remaining statements refer to fat-soluble vitamins.