The nurse notices that a patient has spoon-shaped, brittle nails. This suggests that the patient is experiencing Imbalanced Nutrition:
Less Than Body Requirements related to deficiency of which of the following nutrients?
a. Iron
b. Vitamin A
c. Protein
d. Vitamin C
A
Patients with iron deficiency may have spoon-shaped, brittle nails. Other abnormal nail findings include dull nails with transverse ridge (protein deficiency); pale, poor blanching, or mottled nails (vitamin A or C deficiency); splinter hemorrhages (vitamin C deficiency); and bruising or bleeding beneath nails (protein or caloric deficiency).
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Fill in the blanks with correct word