The Mother of a Young Child with Cognitive Impairment Asks

Multiple Choice

The mother of a young child with cognitive impairment asks for suggestions about how to teach her child to use a spoon for eating.The nurse should make which recommendation?

A) Do a task analysis first.
B) Do not expect this task to be learned.
C) Continue to spoon feed the child until the child tries to do it alone.
D) Offer only finger foods so spoon feeding is unnecessary.