A nurse is caring for a patient with multiple skin lesions who reports using a very-low-calorie diet in order to maintain weight loss. These patient findings would help substantiate a priority nursing diagnosis of which of the following?

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The patient reporting the use of a very-low-calorie diet suggests inadequate nutrition intake, which supports the priority nursing diagnosis of Nutrition: Less than Body Requirements. The presence of multiple skin lesions may also suggest poor nutrition, as inadequate intake of certain nutrients can impair tissue healing and lead to skin lesions. Activity intolerance, ineffective tissue perfusion, and self neglect may also be appropriate nursing diagnoses for this patient, but the reported use of a very-low-calorie diet directly points to inadequate nutrition.

A Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with Multiple Skin