The nurse caring for a client with pressure ulcers. What should the nurse consider as the role of vitamins and minerals in this client's care?

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Vitamins and minerals play an important role in each stage of the healing process and are necessary to promote wound healing. Vitamins and minerals do not promote weight gain or play a role in maintaining a fluid balance in the body. Proteins are needed for replacement of lean muscle mass.

The Nurse Caring for a Client with Pressure Ulcers