Which vitamin would the nurse recommend for tissue healing?

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a. Vitamin D

b. Vitamin E

c. Vitamin A

d. Vitamin C

I'm studying for my math/pharm test that is the first day of class. I chose Vitamin C after looking some stuff up but still am not 100% sure.

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I believe too that it is Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)

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Specializes in TCU, LTC/Rehab.

Vitamin C... It is sometimes ordered to be giving with Zinc for a few weeks for tissue healing.

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I agree with the posters above me. Everytime I see vitamin c ordered for a patient, it's always been for wound healing.

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thanks guys!!

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I love vitamin C :)

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I am not yet in nursing school, I start this fall. But I have taken nutrition and for some reason I'm opting for Vitamin E for skin healing... because of lipids in the skin.

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Specializes in TCU, LTC/Rehab.
I am not yet in nursing school, I start this fall. But I have taken nutrition and for some reason I'm opting for Vitamin E for skin healing... because of lipids in the skin.

Vit A is also good for wound healing, Vit E is beneficial for the skin, however, both are fat soluble and if taken in excess can be toxic.

Vit C is water soluble and wouldn't hurt. Not that this is the reason vit a, or e aren't usually ordered.

Before becoming an RN, I was a medication aide in a LTC facility. Since the elderly have lots of skin problems, like wounds, I would usually see Vit C and zinc ordered for tissue healing. In 4 yrs of passing meds, I never saw Vit E ordered for healing.

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This is a great resource to read about wound healing.... Check it out.

http://www.lef.org/protocols/health_concerns/trauma_01.htm

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