Imbalanced nutrition can be characterized by excessive or deficient food intake. What potential effect of imbalanced nutrition should the nurse be aware of when assessing patients?

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Malnutrition interferes with wound healing, increases susceptibility to infection, and contributes to an increased incidence of complications, longer hospital stays, and prolonged confinement of patients to bed. Malnutrition does not mask the signs and symptoms of acute infection.

Imbalanced Nutrition Can Be Characterized by Excessive or Deficient Food