Author Question: The nurse is educating a group of consumers regarding the governmental regulations of vitamins. The ... (Read 63 times)

KimWrice · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The nurse is educating a group of consumers regarding the governmental regulations of vitamins. The nurse correctly states that which standards mandated manufacturers to evaluate supplements for purity, strength, and composition?

1. Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act
2. Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) Regulations
3. Division of Dietary Supplement Programs
4. The Food and Nutrition Board of the National Academy of Sciences

Question 2

What education should the nurse provide to the client who is prescribed riboflavin (vitamin B2)?

1. Avoid driving or operating heavy machinery until the effects of the drug are known.
2. Expect tingling in the extremities when first taking the drug, but this will decrease.
3. Recognize that large doses of riboflavin can cause an intense yellow discoloration of urine, which is harmless.
4. Take the vitamin supplement at the same time every day.

amandanbreshears · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act required labeling of supplements.
Rationale 2: In 2007, the FDA passed the current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) regulations, which mandated manufacturers to evaluate supplements for purity, strength, and composition.
Rationale 3: The FDA's Division of Dietary Supplement Programs offers guidelines and tips for consumer safety.
Rationale 4: The Food and Nutrition Board of the National Academy of Sciences has established the recommended dietary allowances (RDAs) for healthy adults.
Global Rationale: In 2007, the FDA passed the current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) regulations, which mandated manufacturers to evaluate supplements for purity, strength, and composition. The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act required labeling of supplements. The FDA's Division of Dietary Supplement Programs offers guidelines and tips for consumer safety. The Food and Nutrition Board of the National Academy of Sciences has established the recommended dietary allowances (RDAs) for healthy adults.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: Riboflavin (vitamin B2) does not affect the client's level of consciousness.
Rationale 2: Tingling in the extremities is not an expected side effect and should be reported.
Rationale 3: One harmless side effect of large doses of riboflavin is yellow discoloration of the urine.
Rationale 4: Timing of riboflavin (vitamin B2) ingestion is not critical with this supplement.
Global Rationale: One harmless side effect of large doses of riboflavin is yellow discoloration of the urine. This vitamin is nontoxic and does not produce the other effects. Timing of ingestion is not critical.