It Would Be Considered Inappropriate for a Nurse to

question 21

Multiple Choice

It would be considered inappropriate for a nurse to

• A) Set a meal tray down on a patient's over-the-bed table and then immediately leave the room.
• B) Remove any item from a patient's over-the-bed table before the delivery of meal trays.
• C) Assist a patient with dentures before mealtime.
• D) Inquire whether the patient needs to go to the bathroom before eating.

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