A client diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy asks the nurse how a vitamin injection will help the ...

2. It provides a supplement of a vitamin known to be low in people with numbness in their feet and legs..

Rationale:
The primary goal of treatment of peripheral neuropathy is to treat and manage the underlying cause. Since the client is prescribed a vitamin injection, the best response is for the nurse to explain how the injection provides a supplement of a vitamin known to be low in people with numbness in their feet and legs. The vitamin injection will not cause the client to want to eat better, give him more energy to exercise, or make him sleep better.