The nurse is planning for the nutritional needs of a patient with Alzheimer's disease. The best plan is to have the dietary department provide:
1. a pureed diet to be fed with a syringe.
2. foods that the patient can cut up to keep busy and not lose interest in eating.
3. finger foods, several times a day.
4. a high-protein liquid diet.
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Small, frequent meals are less confusing to the patient. Finger foods high in protein and carbohydrates allow patients to feed themselves more easily.
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