When feeding a person with dysphagia and right-sided paralysis, the nurse should:
a. extend the patient's head backward to ease swallowing.
b. place a pillow behind the right shoulder.
c. place food in the right side of the mouth.
d. start with plain fluids and work up to solid food.
ANS: B
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