While assessing a patient, the nurse notes that the patient's nails are excessively brittle. What does this finding suggest?
a. Inadequate dietary intake
b. Normal aging process
c. Fungal infection
d. Excessive use of silver salts
A
Inadequate dietary intake or metabolic changes can cause the nails to become brittle. As a person ages, nails thicken, become ridged, and may yellow or become concave in shape. Brown or black discoloration of the nail plate may indicate a fungal infection. Bluish-gray discoloration of the nail plate signals excessive intake of silver salts.
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