Palliative Care Nursing

at a Glance

Christine Ingleton, Philip Larkin

Multiple Choice: Chapter 19 Caring for people with Dysphagia

Question 1. The inability to swallow may indicate to a patient and family that:

A The need to change the diet to soft foods and liquids
B Additional fluids with solid diet to aid swallow and digestion are needed
C The patient is entering the end-of-life phase of their illness
D Discussion should now take place around other methods of feeding