Which older patient would the nurse identify as being at the highest risk of dehydration from receiving nutrition through a feeding tube?
1. Receiving bolus feedings
2. Receiving 50 ml free water at 4-hour intervals
3. Receiving feedings through a jejunostomy tube
4. Receiving feedings with a formula that is 1.5 calories per ml
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Rationale: Bolus feedings instead of continuous tube feedings may put the patient at risk for aspiration but not for dehydration.
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