The nurse recognizes that which patients are at highest risk for physiologic fatigue? (Select all that apply.)

A) Parents of a newborn
B) Adolesent with anorexia
C) 25-year-old pregnant female
D) Grandmother who takes 1/2 mile walks
E) Businessman who consumes six cups coffee/day

Physiologic Fatigue

A state of decreased energy and increased tiredness following mental or physical activity, natural and not indicative of a disease.

Anorexia

An eating disorder characterized by an abnormally low body weight, an intense fear of gaining weight, and a distorted perception of body weight or shape.

Pregnant Female

A woman who is in the stage of carrying a developing embryo or fetus within her womb.