The nurse is caring for a 76-year-old patient in a long-term care facility who sent his food tray back to the kitchen untouched for the second time today. Which intervention is most effective to increase nutrition?
a. Offer to feed the patient.
b. Ask the dietitian to talk with the patient about food preferences.
c. Offer the patient a high-protein drink.
d. Sit with the patient during meals.
C
Taking the high-energy drink meets the immediate challenge of inadequate nutritional intake. Referral to the dietitian and sitting with the patient may be helpful. Offering to feed from a re-jected tray is not supportive.
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