A male client was admitted with a left-sided stroke this morning. The assistive personnel asks about meeting the client’s nutritional needs. Which response by the nurse is appropriate?

He is NPO until the speech-language pathologist performs a swallowing evaluation.

Be sure to sit him up when you are feeding him to make him feel more natural.

You may give him a full-liquid diet, but please avoid solid foods until he gets stronger.

Just be sure to add some thickener in his liquids to prevent choking and aspiration.