Nutrition and hydration
A healthy, well-balanced and nutritious diet is vital for good physical health and positive mental wellbeing. In order to maintain a healthy lifestyle, our bodies require a variety of vitamins and minerals which we must obtain from the food that we eat.
If the diet that does not include the right balance of everything we need it can lead to ill-health. A healthy, balanced diet will give an individual the nutrients their body needs to function properly.
Course Content:
- Why learning about nutritional and fluid care 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?
- 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
- Preparing food safely
Course Duration: 2 Hours
Course Price: £ 20.00
Available Spaces: 150