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Activity Steps

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Purpose of Activity

To provide information about recommendations to safely meet potassium requirements.

Learning Objectives

After completing this continuing education activity you will be able to:

  1. Review the development of the Adequate Intake (AI) recommendations for potassium.
  2. Explore recent evidence-based physiological and safety considerations and recommendations to meet the potassium requirements.

Disclosures

Funding source for this article: PHS U01HL117835. Dr. Weaver is on the advisory boards of the International Life Sciences Institute and YINI, and has research grants from the Alliance for Potato Research and Education, Dairy Management Incorporated, and National Institutes of Health. The other authors and planners disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

Price: $17.95

Credits:

  • ANCC 1.5 CH
  • DC - BON 1.5 CH
  • KY-BON 1.5 CH
  • GA - BON 1.5 CH

Lippincott Professional Development is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This activity is also provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 11749. Lippincott Professional Development is also an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the District of Columbia Board of Nursing, Florida Board of Nursing, and Georgia Board of Nursing, #50-1223.







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Test Code: NT0918
Published: Sep/Oct 2018
Expires: 12/31/2026
Sources: Nutrition Today
Required Passing Score: 13/18 (72%)
Authors: Connie M. Weaver, PhD; Michael S. Stone, MS; Andrea J. Lobene, MS, RDN; Dennis P. Cladis, MS; Joanna K. Hodges, PhD
Categories: Cardiovascular , Nutrition
Topics: Cardiovascular Disease , Dietary Guidelines , Dietary Supplements , Hypertension , Potassium