A client with pancreatic cancer has clay-colored steatorrhea. The nurse collaborates with members of related disciplines to initially consider:
a. implementing total parenteral nutrition.
b. providing digestive enzymes with a fat-restricted diet.
c. administering iron supplement with meals and restricting saturated fats to < 10% total kcalories.
d. inserting a nasogastric tube for enteral feeding with controlled carbohydrates and decreased fats.
b
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