A patient's chemotherapy regimen has been deemed successful, but the patient is experiencing debilitating nausea and vomiting. These adverse effects should signal the nurse to the possibility of what nursing diagnosis?
A) Acute pain
B) Adult failure to thrive
C) Ineffective therapeutic regimen management
D) Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements
D
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Nausea and vomiting are major threats to the patient's nutrition. Failure to thrive is typically a chronic, rather than acute, health problem. Pain does not necessarily accompany nausea, and there is no indication that this patient is not maintaining the necessary regimen.
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