When evaluating a client's nutritional status, the nurse identifies a positive sign as:
A. Spongy gums
B. Decreased subcutaneous fat
C. Dry, pale eye membranes
D. Reddish-pink oral mucous membranes
D
D. Abnormal redness in gingival or red, raw fissured tongue are indications of inadequate vitamin C and folate, niacin, riboflavin, iron, and vitamins B6 and B12.
A. Spongy gums indicate inadequate vitamin C intake.
B. Decreased subcutaneous fat in the triceps and chest muscles—a change in a client's weight over time is an inexpensive and relatively accurate method of predicting nutritional status.
C. Dry, pale, eye membranes indicate inadequate iron intake.
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