A nurse manager of the long-term care facility develops plans to reduce nutritional deficits. Which of the following interventions is appropriate to include in the plan?
A) Encourage residents to eat in their rooms to minimize distractions.
B) Offer four to five small meals a day rather than three larger meals.
C) Promote oral care for residents multiple times each day.
D) Provide incentives for residents to eat all the food on their trays.
Ans: C
Adequate oral care is important in the promotion of adequate food intake, because it enhances chewing, eating, and swallowing. Eating alone is associated with lower caloric intake. Offering incentives may be construed as coercive or patronizing. Frequent, small meals may be necessitated by certain medical conditions, but this is not a recognized strategy for the promotion of nutrition among a larger group of older adults.
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