Commercially Prepared Enteral Solutions Are Preferred to Homemade Feeding for Cancer

question 15

Multiple Choice

Commercially prepared enteral solutions are preferred to homemade feeding for cancer patients because:

• A) The commercial products have a better taste in case vomiting follows administration.
• B) Homemade products are more likely to plug the tubing than commercial products.
• C) Caregivers' time can be better utilized than with blending foods and supplements.
• D) The commercially prepared solutions are less subject to contamination than a homemade feeding.

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