A Client Is Admitted for Treatment of Various Poorly Healing,infected

question 13

Multiple Choice

A client is admitted for treatment of various poorly healing,infected leg ulcers.The nurse recognizes that the client's nutritional history is of primary importance since:

• A) Nutrition is vital to the client's overall health status
• B) The client's food intake will likely be decreased as a result of the illness
• C) Wound healing and infection prevention are negatively impacted by poor nutrition
• D) The client's habits regarding food intake are directly related to this hospitalization

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Definitions:

Perineal Care

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Blunt Tweezers

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Ticks

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Uncircumcised

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