A Key Issue That Needs to Be Addressed to Families

question 7

Multiple Choice

A key issue that needs to be addressed to families and patients with Alzheimer's disease about the use of feeding tubes is that a feeding tube:

• A) Decreases the risk of aspirational pneumonia
• B) Does not improve nutritional status or quality of life
• C) Is a simple bedside procedure to place the tube and has minimal complications
• D) Is an irreversible process once the patient is started on feedings

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