A client with a history of pressure ulcers is discussing nutrition with the nurse. The client correctly indicates plans to include which vitamin in the diet to promote wound healing? Select all that apply
A) Vitamin D
B) Vitamin B3 (niacin)
C) Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine)
D) Vitamin B7 (biotin)
E) Vitamin B9 (folic acid)
Ans: B, C
Feedback:
Adequate intake of vitamins A, B6, C, K, niacin, and riboflavin is important to prevent abnormal skin changes.
You might also like to view...
Which of the following does the nurse define as a secondary care service? Select all that apply. Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. The Emergency Department treats victims of a house fire. 2. The hospice nurse gives care to a client in the home. 3. The rehabilitation hospital teaches a client to walk again. 4. The hospital provides care for a client with pneumonia. 5. The nursing home provides long-term care for the disabled.
The nurse working in mental health nursing honors what historical nurse for working to improve care of the mentally ill?
1. Clara Barton 2. Florence Nightingale 3. Dorothea Dix 4. Lillian D. Wald
An older adult client is diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy. Which clinical manifestations does the nurse anticipate during the physical assessment? Select all that apply
A) Fatigue B) Lower extremity edema C) Syncope D) Dyspnea E) Jugular vein distention
A unit secretary is the only staff member of the emergency department who does not contract a viral upper respiratory illness during a recent outbreak. How would the nurse explain this phenomenon?
1. The secretary had been exposed before and responded with secondary immunity. 2. The secretary has immune tolerance. 3. The secretary's immune system is unable to differentiate self from non-self. 4. The secretary's immune system overproduces plasma cells.