Which information from the patient indicates teaching by the nurse was successful about the vitamin that is synthesized in the intestine?
a. It is vitamin A.
b. It is vitamin B6.
c. It is vitamin K.
d. It is vitamin D.
C
The body is unable to synthesize vitamins in the required amounts and depends on dietary intake. The exception to this is vitamin K, which the body synthesizes by bacteria in the intestine. In addition, the body produces vitamin D as a response to sunlight exposure. Vitamin A and B6 must be obtained from the diet.
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