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 is not able to ingest enough food to correct the malnutrition.To meet the patient's nutritional needs,the nurse recognizes that during the patient's recovery,the patient will most likely require which of the following?

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 (IV) feeding with parenteral nutrition (PN) solutions.