The older adult patient in an extended-care facility has a pressure ulcer. The nurse would encourage wound healing by increasing the patient's intake of zinc from food sources such as:
a. meat.
b. citrus fruit.
c. green leafy vegetables.
d. complex carbohydrates.
Question 2
The nurse points out that the nonhealing pressure ulcers and decreasing visual acuity in a patient on a fat-restricted diet may be related to the patient's impaired ability to metabolize:
a. vitamin A.
b. vitamin B6.
c. vitamin B12.
d. vitamin C.
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