Understanding Nutrition and Hydration
Course Overview:
There are many reasons why patients and clients may become malnourished or dehydrated, many of which are preventable. This one-day course offers the audience the opportunity to explore the signs and symptoms of malnutrition and dehydration and to explore some practical solutions to help prevent this occurring.
Indicative Audience:
Health Care Workers (HCW) working in secondary care, nursing homes, mental health settings, and those who are visiting patients and clients in their own homes.
Aims of the programme:
- To understand the principles of good nutrition and hydration
- To understand the effects of poor nutrition and hydration and spot early symptoms using M.U.S.T.
- To develop good practices that support healthy nutrition and hydration in health care settings
Course Content:
- Understanding basic nutritional needs
- The importance of staying hydrated
- The consequences of becoming malnourished and dehydrated
- Daily intake requirements for older people
- Early signs and symptoms of malnourishment and dehydration
- The role of the HCW to promote healthy eating and drinking
- Using M.U.S.T.
- Referring to a health professional
- Record Keeping
Indicative Duration:
1 day