The nurse is trying to improve the nutritional status of residents in the nursing home.Which recommendations should the nurse implement?
A) Develop a seating chart for the main dining room based on the unit to facilitate a more organized and efficient meal delivery.
B) Replace the fluorescent lighting with candles at every table to create a cozy, restaurant-like atmosphere.
C) Provide nutritious food according to the residents' expressed food preferences with a liberal use of seasonings that do not exceed any sodium restrictions.
D) Distribute "med-pass" nutritional supplements.

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Only nutritious food that is actually eaten can enhance a person's nutritional status.Older adults are more likely to eat food they like,and seasonings can make food more palatable.Developing a seating chart for the main dining room based on the unit to facilitate a more organized and efficient meal delivery is not for the benefit of the residents but is an action for the benefit of management and degrades the dignity of the residents.Older adults require greater amounts of light to see; candlelight can be too dim to see adequately.Distributing "med-pass" nutritional supplements are costly and often are not dispensed or are not consumed as ordered.

The Nurse Is Trying to Improve the Nutritional Status of Residents