A male inpatient client who is experiencing depression has no interest in eating.He skips meals frequently and has been losing weight.What is the best nursing action in this situation?

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Trying not to make an ordeal out of mealtime and food may allow the client to choose to eat,especially as his condition improves.Asking the client to "please eat one meal for me" is not an appropriate request and does not focus on the need to discover which,if any,medications are effecting a desire to eat as well as how the client's mood may be affecting the interest in eating.Giving the client information about nutrition is not important to this client;his refusal to eat is not related to good or bad nutrition.Removing client privileges each time the client doesn't eat goes against the client's rights.

A Male Inpatient Client Who Is Experiencing Depression Has No