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Hello, I cannot find it in a book or any definitive answers from my professors when I ask them "when is it appropriate for the patient to resume eating after a stroke or CHF." Because I have had two recent experience where patients were not fed for up to 6 days. I asked the nurse and their responses are "we have to watch for fluid volume overload, or it is up to the doctor, dietician," and when I ask my instructors they say as long as they have a gag reflex they can be started on heart healthy diet." I don't disagree with that, what I'm concerned about is the wait time period being that long. Does it need to be 6 days when these things can be assessed at least by the 2nd or 3rd day in my opinion?

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Quick question, if the patient's family went home for the night and the patient later suffered another stroke, does the family have the right to be informed about it next morning when they return. The patient by then was too weak, or incapable of translating his own health history. As a nursing student, are we allowed to inform the family?