The most appropriate intervention added to the nursing care plan for a person with Parkinson's disease with a nursing diagnosis of Nutrition, less than body requirements related to difficulty swallowing, would be to:
a. feed the patient at each meal.
b. place the patient in a semi-Fowler's position for mealtime.
c. offer a thick high-nutrition shake as a snack.
d. encourage the patient to drink a sip of water after each bite of solid food.
ANS: C
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