You are caring for an older patient, Margaret, in a long-term nursing care facility. Margaret has been found to have nutritional anemia. Margaret is most likely experiencing deficiency in which of the following minerals?

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Nutritional anemia is most commonly caused by a deficiency in iron, which is essential for the production of hemoglobin in red blood cells.

You Are Caring for an Older Patient, Margaret, in a Long-Term