A patient hospitalized with chronic heart failure eats only about 50% of each meal and reports "feeling too tired to eat." Which action should the nurse take first?

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Eating small amounts of food frequently throughout the day is less fatiguing and will improve the patient's ability to take in more nutrients.Teaching the patient may be appropriate,but will not address the patient's inability to eat more because of fatigue.Tube feedings or PN may be needed if the patient is unable to take in enough nutrients orally,but increasing the oral intake should be attempted first.

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