Nutrition and wound healing.
As many as 50% of medical-surgical patients in major metropolitan medical centers have some degree of protein-calorie malnutrition, which is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Malnutrition affects wound healing in these patients, and nurses must assess and help these patients meet their nutritional needs.
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D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D014945:Wound Healing