Nursing Students Student Assist
Published Aug 10, 2011
Unknown member
120 Posts
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.
BBRANRN2013, ASN, RN
237 Posts
I believe too that it is Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)
LuckyRN07
38 Posts
Vitamin C... It is sometimes ordered to be giving with Zinc for a few weeks for tissue healing.
Tree525
1 Article; 69 Posts
I agree with the posters above me. Everytime I see vitamin c ordered for a patient, it's always been for wound healing.
thanks guys!!
healthstar, BSN, RN
1 Article; 944 Posts
I love vitamin C :)
mamayogibear
222 Posts
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.
This is a great resource to read about wound healing.... Check it out.
http://www.lef.org/protocols/health_concerns/trauma_01.htm