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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.

Question 2

The nurse alters the nursing care plan for a patient with a hiatal hernia and resultant gastrointestinal reflux to include interventions for:
 
  a. encouraging the patient to lie down after meals.
  b. drinking two full glasses of liquid after the evening meal.
  c. eating smaller more frequent meals.
  d. using caffeine drinks to assist with digestion.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C



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