A Patient with Delusions of Persecution About Being Poisoned Has

question 18

Multiple Choice

A patient with delusions of persecution about being poisoned has refused all hospital meals for 3 days. Which intervention is most likely to be acceptable to the patient?

• A) Allow the patient to have supervised access to food vending machines
• B) Allow the patient to telephone a local restaurant to deliver meals
• C) Offer to taste each portion on the tray for the patient
• D) Begin tube feedings or total parenteral nutrition

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