The nurse observes a student nurse assigned to initiate oral feedings for a 68-year-old woman with an ischemic stroke. The nurse should intervene if she observes the student nurse:

A. giving the patient 8 ounces of ice water to swallow.
B. telling the patient to perform a chin tuck before swallowing.
C. assisting the patient to sit in a chair before feeding the patient.
D. assessing cranial nerves IX and X before the patient attempts to eat.