A client visits a health care facility with complaints of loss of appetite following a prolonged illness. How should the nurse document the client's condition?
A) Emaciation
B) Cachexia
C) Anorexia
D) Nausea
Ans: C
The nurse should document the loss of appetite following prolonged illness as anorexia. Emaciation is excessive leanness. Cachexia is the general wasting away of body tissue. Nausea usually precedes vomiting and is associated with gastrointestinal sensations.
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