The Nurse Practitioner Conducts Education for Home-Health Nurses Who Care

The nurse practitioner conducts education for home-health nurses who care for geriatric patients. Many of the patients 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 statements?

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