The nurse recognizes that getting the hospitalized child to eat adequate amounts of food can be a challenge. One way to enhance nutrition is to:
a. reward with sweets for eating meals.
b. discourage participation in noneating activities.
c. administer large amounts of nutritious fluids.
d. leave nutritious finger foods out for the child to eat.
C
Using nutritious liquids may satisfy the nutritional needs when a toddler is "too busy" to eat. Toddlers should not be left to eat unsupervised because of the danger of aspiration.
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