The nursing instructor is teaching student nurses about lower gastrointestinal (GI) functioning and the large intestine. The nursing instructor evaluates that learning has occurred when the students make which statement?
1. "The large intestine contains host flora that manufacture vitamin E."
2. "The large intestine absorbs most of the nutrients from food."
3. "The large intestine absorbs water and eliminates stool."
4. "Food travels through the large intestine for 3 to 6 hours."
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Rationale 1: The large intestine contains host flora that manufacture B-complex vitamins and vitamin K, not vitamin E.
Rationale 2: The small intestine, not the large intestine, absorbs most of the nutrients from food.
Rationale 3: Major functions of the large intestine include absorption of water and elimination of stool.
Rationale 4: Food travels through the large intestine for 12 to 24 hours, not for 3 to 6 hours.
Global Rationale: Major functions of the large intestine include absorption of water and elimination of stool. The large intestine contains host flora that manufacture B-complex vitamins and vitamin K, not vitamin E. The small intestine, not the large intestine, absorbs most of the nutrients from food. Food travels through the large intestine for 12 to 24 hours, not for 3 to 6 hours.
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