After teaching the parents of a child with lactose intolerance about the disorder, the nurse determines that the teaching was effective when the mother used which statement to describe the condition?
a. "The lack of an enzyme to break down lactose."
b. "Inability to digest fats completely."
c. "An allergy to lactose found in milk."
d. "Inability to digest proteins completely."
Answer: a. "The lack of an enzyme to break down lactose."
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