A 10-year-old child who is developmentally delayed and blind must be fed all meals. The child has problems swallowing and frequently chokes and coughs during the feeding. What technique should the nurse use when feeding this child?a. Holding the child in an upright position and using a soft-tipped bulb syringeb. Placing the child in the supine position and turning the child's head to the rightc. Seating the child in a wheelchair, giving small bites of food with metal tableware, and encouraging participationd. Propping the child in a semisitting position, providing chopped food, and placing it in the child's mouth with plastic tableware

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1. A 10-year-old child who is developmentally delayed and blind must be fed all meals. The child has problems swallowing and frequently chokes and coughs during the feeding. What technique should the nurse use when feeding this child?

a. Holding the child in an upright position and using a soft-tipped bulb syringe

b. Placing the child in the supine position and turning the child's head to the right

c. Seating the child in a wheelchair, giving small bites of food with metal tableware, and encouraging participation

d. Propping the child in a semisitting position, providing chopped food, and placing it in the child's mouth with plastic tableware