Editing Nutrition – LPN Practice Questions (section)

==Question 6==
The LPN is setting up a meal tray for a client who is blind. Which approach is most appropriate?
# Cut all the food and feed the client to save time and prevent spills.
# Describe the location of foods using the face of a clock and encourage self-feeding.
# Place the tray on the bedside table and let the client find the items independently.
# Mix the foods together in one bowl so the client can eat with a single spoon.

'''Answer:''' 2. Describe the location of foods using the face of a clock and encourage self-feeding.

''Rationale:'' Orienting the client to the tray by clock position ("your chicken is at six o'clock, green beans at nine o'clock, and your milk at one o'clock") promotes independence, dignity, and adequate intake, all of which are nursing priorities. Option 1 removes independence unnecessarily when the client's limitation is vision, not motor ability. Option 3 offers no orientation and leads to spills, frustration, and poor intake. Option 4 is demeaning and eliminates the client's ability to choose what to eat.