A Key Issue That Needs to Be Addressed to Families

Multiple Choice

A key issue that needs to be addressed to families and patients with Alzheimer's disease about the use of feeding tubes is that a feeding tube:

A) Decreases the risk of aspirational pneumonia
B) Does not improve nutritional status or quality of life
C) Is a simple bedside procedure to place the tube and has minimal complications
D) Is an irreversible process once the patient is started on feedings