A patient with dysphagia after a stroke has dry oral mucous membranes and poor skin turgor. What should the nurse anticipate being prescribed for this patient? Select all that apply.

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1. The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) currently recommends that patients with acute stroke who cannot take fluids and food orally receive hydration and nutrition via an NG tube while waiting for swallowing to resume.
2. Nutritional supplementation should be provided to meet the patient's needs. Intralipid infusions would not be necessary.
3. High-volume intravenous fluid infusions will not meet nutritional needs and could cause fluid overload.
4. Total parenteral nutrition via a central line is not a recommendation to meet nutritional needs in the patient recovering from a stroke.
5. The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) currently recommends that patients with acute stroke who cannot take fluids and food orally receive hydration and nutrition via a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube while waiting for swallowing to resume.

A Patient with Dysphagia After a Stroke Has Dry Oral