This online training course covers a wide range of topics relating to nutrition and fluids within the healthcare industry, such as promoting harm free care, malnutrition and common misconceptions. The course will take approximately one hour to complete, and at the end of the training there are a number of multiple choice questions based on the course content, which must be answered correctly to pass the course.
Train Healthcare are fully aligned with Skills For Health and have been awarded the Skills for Health ‘Quality Mark’ for our face to face and e-learning training courses.
Course Content:
Why learning about Nutritional and Fluid Care is is important.
Promoting Harm Free Care
Key Points from Policy & Research
Attitude & Awareness to Nutrition and Hydration
The 10 Nursing Care Standards
Eat well Plate
Micronutrients
Macronutrients
Individual Accountability
What is malnutrition?
What is Malnutrition?
Nutritional Care – Signs, Symptoms and Causes
Nutritional Screening
Planning Nutritional Support
Dietary Supplements
Energy Supplements
Dietary Modifications
Enhanced Feeding
Allergens
Common Misconceptions
Special Diets
BAPEN
MUST Report – 10 key points
Body Weight
BMI
Nutritional Care Planning
Nil by mouth
Hydration
Hot drinks
Protected Meal Times & Simple Steps to Improve Nutritional and Hydration Care
Good practice and Innovation Examples
Good Hospital Food
Preparing Food Safely
Food Service
Learning Outcomes:
Understand the principles of hydration & food safety.
Be able to support individuals to have access to Fluids in accordance with their care plan.
Be able to support individuals to have access to food and nutrition in accordance with their care plan.
Have a basic awareness of nutritional needs of patients
Understand how to promote best practices and protect dignity of patients in relation to their nutritional needs.
Have an awareness of nutritional care planning and support.
Have an awareness about nutritional screening and its benefits
Have an awareness of food safety and hygiene.
Assessment:
Online assessment
Possible requirements include:
Workplace Assessment
