After maintaining eye level contact with the resident while feeding, what should the CNA do next?

After maintaining eye level contact with the resident while feeding, what should the CNA do next?

• A. Use spoon to feed
• B. Offer fluids during feeding every 3 bites
• C. Check if resident swallowed before offering next bite
• D. Leave area around resident's mouth clean & dry

Answer: (A)

Focusing on safe, effective feeding starts with giving nourishment in a controlled, attentive manner. After you’ve established and maintained eye level contact to reassure and monitor the resident, the next step is to continue feeding with the spoon. This keeps the pace comfortable and lets you watch for signs of chewing and swallowing as you progress, so you can respond quickly if the resident struggles. The act of observing swallowing before offering the next bite and keeping the mouth area clean are ongoing safety and hygiene practices, but the immediate action to take after establishing that connection is to deliver the next spoonful. Fluids and cleanup around the mouth are important too, but they’re performed as part of the feeding process rather than the very next action.

Focusing on safe, effective feeding starts with giving nourishment in a controlled, attentive manner. After you’ve established and maintained eye level contact to reassure and monitor the resident, the next step is to continue feeding with the spoon. This keeps the pace comfortable and lets you watch for signs of chewing and swallowing as you progress, so you can respond quickly if the resident struggles. The act of observing swallowing before offering the next bite and keeping the mouth area clean are ongoing safety and hygiene practices, but the immediate action to take after establishing that connection is to deliver the next spoonful. Fluids and cleanup around the mouth are important too, but they’re performed as part of the feeding process rather than the very next action.