Many clients have nutritional needs that are high but whose appetites are poor, such as in clients with advanced COPD. What would be the best nursing action to take to promote maximum intake?
A) Providing pain medications with meals to facilitate digestion
B) Scheduling treatments during mealtimes to encourage between meal snacking
C) Eating small frequent meals of soft food
D) Encouraging the intake of empty-calorie foods and beverages to promote intake
C
Feedback:
There are various strategies that can be used to promote maximum intake: encouraging small frequent meals; soft diet; drinking high-protein, high-calorie nutrition formulas; and using bronchodilators before eating are just a few.
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