A client tells the nurse about knowing when a vitamin B12 injection is due because there is an increase in tingling of the fingers and toes. What does this information provide to the nurse?
A) The vitamin B12 injections are helping the peripheral neuropathy.
B) The client believes the vitamin B12 injections are helping the peripheral neuropathy.
C) The client does not like to take vitamins, and having a monthly injection is easier.
D) The client has poor nutrition, and the vitamin B12 injections are needed.
Answer: A
The client is experiencing an increase in tingling of the fingers and toes when the vitamin B12 injection is due. The nurse should realize that the injections are helping the peripheral neuropathy. The other choices are incorrect because the nurse does not know what the client thinks about having injections, if the client has poor nutrition, or that the client does not like to take vitamins.
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