title: Fatigue and nutrition.
abstract: Fatigue is a significant clinical problem for medical-surgical patients experiencing acute and chronic health problems. Fatigue can cause nutritional intake to suffer and compromises overall functional status. A thorough assessment of the factors associated with a patient's fatigue enables the nurse to develop a fatigue management plan and implement other strategies to minimize the negative consequences of fatigue.
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Grindel
mesh_terms: D005221:Fatigue / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006801:Humans; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D010347:Patient Care Planning