A High-Calorie, High-Protein Diet Is Provided for a Patient with a Fractured

A high-calorie, high-protein diet is provided for a patient with a fractured hip and severe protein-calorie depletion, but the patient eats only about 50% of each meal tray and then complains of feeling tired. The nurse will plan to

A) arrange for smaller portions to be served on patient trays.
B) serve multiple small feedings of high-calorie, high-protein foods.
C) give continuous tube feedings of liquid nutritional supplements.
D) administer intravenous feeding with parenteral nutrition solutions.

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