A client is admitted for treatment of various poorly healing, infected

A client is admitted for treatment of various poorly healing, infected leg ulcers. The nurse recog-nizes that the client’s nutritional history is of primary importance since:

1. Nutrition is vital to the client’s overall health status
2. The client’s food intake will likely be decreased as a result of the illness
3. Wound healing and infection prevention are negatively impacted by poor nutri-tion
4. The client’s habits regarding food intake are directly related to this hospitalization

ANSWER

ANS: 3
A reduction in protein, carbohydrates, and fats as a result of illness, inadequate diet, or debility increases a client’s susceptibility to infection and delays wound healing. While the other options are not incorrect, they are not as directly related to the cause of the client’s poorly healing, in-fected wounds.