The Nurse Practitioner Conducts Education for Home -Health Nurses Who

The nurse practitioner conducts education for home -health nurses who care for geriatric clients. Many of the clients abuse laxatives, so the nurse practitioner focuses the education on problems that can be caused by chronic laxative use. The nurse practitioner evaluates that
Learning has occurred when the nurses make which statement(s) ? Select all that apply.

A) "The electrolytes can be replaced by eating the right foods."
B) "The kidneys and GI tract keep electrolytes in narrow balance, where they must be."
C) "The most important electrolytes are sodium, potassium, and magnesium."
D) "Laxatives can lower the level of potassium, necessary for proper heart function."
E) "Electrolytes carry electricity in the body and must stay in balance."