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Mrs. Coffey is a 77-year-old female who is a resident on the memory care wing of your facility due to Alzheimer's Disease. She also has a PEG tube for dysphagia but is on a pureed diet with nectar thick liquids with no straws when she is awake and has an order for nocturnal tube feeds to ensure she is getting adequate nutrition. Mrs. Coffey's family comes to visit her on the weekends. They bring her treats in when they visit, even though they have been educated not to do so unless approved by nursing staff. You enter Mrs. Coffey's room and her daughter and son-in-law visiting, with a bag of fast food and drink with a straw. 1. What possible complications could arise if Mrs. Coffey eats any of the food brought in by her family? 2. What education should be provided to her family? acer F9 ... F10 F11