A client who recently had a stroke is experiencing difficulty eating due to limited mobility on one side of their body. What is the most appropriate action to assist the client during meals?
Encourage the client to eat quickly by offering food by hand.
Place food on the weak side of the client’s mouth to compensate for mobility issues.
Position the client upright at 90 degrees and encourage them to eat slowly.
Encourage the client to tilt their head backward slightly while swallowing.
Using proper positioning ensures the client’s comfort and safety, particularly reducing the risk of aspiration when eating. Positioning the client upright at 90 degrees ensures that food and fluids are safely swallowed. Other answers, such as offering food by hand at their usual speed, ignore safety considerations like aspiration risk. Similarly, placing food on the weak side of the mouth may increase the difficulty of chewing and swallowing.
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