The patient being treated with chemotherapy complains of anorexia. The most appropriate intervention to treat this is:

A. tell the patient this is normal and not to worry about eating
B. sympathize with the patient and report this problem to the charge nurse and put it in the nursing notes
C. tell the patient to eat only when he is hungry
D. tell the patient to eat small, frequent meals


D. tell the patient to eat small, frequent meals

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