A client is admitted for treatment of various poorly healing,infected leg ulcers.The nurse recognizes that the client's nutritional history is of primary importance since:
A) Nutrition is vital to the client's overall health status
B) The client's food intake will likely be decreased as a result of the illness
C) Wound healing and infection prevention are negatively impacted by poor nutrition
D) The client's habits regarding food intake are directly related to this hospitalization

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A reduction in protein,carbohydrates,and fats as a result of illness,inadequate diet,or debility increases a client's susceptibility to infection and delays wound healing.While the other options are not incorrect,they are not as directly related to the cause of the client's poorly healing,infected wounds.

A Client Is Admitted for Treatment of Various Poorly Healing,infected