Case Studies Eighty-Year-Old Antonio Hernandez Has a Past Medical History of Hypertension

Case Studies
Eighty-year-old Antonio Hernandez has a past medical history of hypertension, elevated cholesterol, and diabetes.He suffers a massive stroke and is stabilized in the CCU (coronary care unit) .It is determined that it is unsafe to feed him orally and a tube feeding will be started immediately.
-The nurse will determine whether the patient is tolerating the tube feeding by:

A) diluting the formula.
B) adding dye to the formula.
C) checking gastric residuals.
D) adding drug therapy.