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Nutrition and Hydration - Online Inservice

This Nutrition and Hydration course will provide participants with a review of the basic safety considerations and nutritional guidelines necessary to safely assist residents and elderly clients in eating, drinking and maintaining optimal nutritional status. This comprehensive review can be utilized for nursing assistive personnel throughout all healthcare settings, as the safety considerations for nutrition and hydration do not change according to level of acuity. Within this course, the participant will review the basics of nutrition and hydration, common nutritional problems of the elderly or ill, different ways that residents and clients can receive nutrition and hydration, Aspiration Precautions, food and beverage modification to prevent aspiration or choking, factors that influence food preferences, special diets, different types of adaptive equipment used for meals, making dining enjoyable for residents and clients, appropriately and safely feeding a resident or client, assisting residents and clients with disabilities during meal times, accurately measuring meal intake, improving communication to promote safety during meal times, steps to take in the event that a resident or client is observed to be choking, and completing incident reporting in a timely and thorough manner.

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Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

Discuss the basics of nutrition and hydration.
Identify common nutritional problems of the elderly or ill.
Discuss the different ways that residents and clients can receive nutrition and hydration.
Define Aspiration Precautions.
Explain how food and beverages can be modified to prevent aspiration or choking.
Define special diets, and list the specific components of each.
Identify different types of adaptive equipment used for meals.
Describe factors that influence food preferences.
Describe how to make dining enjoyable for residents and clients.
Demonstrate how to appropriately and safely feed a resident or client.
Explain how to assist residents and clients with disabilities during mealtimes.
Demonstrate how to accurately measure meal intake.
Explain how improving communication can promote safety during mealtimes.
List the steps to take in the event that a resident or client is observed to be choking.
Discuss how to complete incident reporting in a timely and thorough manner.

Curriculum

Chapter 1: Basics of Nutrition and Hydration

Importance of Proper Nutrition and Hydration
Water
Carbohydrates
Protein
Fats
Vitamins
Minerals
USDA’s MyPlate

Chapter 2: Common Nutritional Problems of the Elderly or Ill

Considerations for Normal Changes of Aging
Confusion, Dementia and Delirium
Constipation
Dentures, Tooth loss, and Mouth Pain
Impaired Swallowing
Unintended Weight loss

Chapter 3: Different Ways That Nutrition and Hydration Can Be Delivered

Nutrition and Hydration by Mouth
Nasogastric, Gastrostomy and Jejunostomy Tube Feeding and Hydration
Intravenous Nutrition and Hydration

Chapter 4: Modified Food and Beverages to Prevent Aspiration and Choking

Aspiration Precautions
Thickened Liquids
Modified Food Textures

Chapter 5: Special Diets

Regular Diet
Clear Liquid Diet
Full Liquid Diet
Mechanical Soft Diet
Low Sodium Diet
Fluid Restricted Diet
Heart Healthy Diet
Carbohydrate Controlled Diet
Bland Diet
Low Residue Diet
High Residue Diet
Gluten Free Diet

Chapter 6: Using Adaptive Equipment during Meals

Clothing Protectors
Adaptive Eating Utensils
Adaptive Drinking Cups
Plate Guards and Adaptive Bowls

Chapter 7: Making Mealtimes Enjoyable for Residents and Clients

Understanding Factors that Influence Food Preferences
Strategies for Making Mealtimes Enjoyable for Residents and Clients

Chapter 8: Feeding and Assisting Residents and Clients with Meals

Feeding a Resident of Client that Cannot Feed Self
Assisting Residents and Clients with Disabilities During Mealtimes

Chapter 9: Measuring Meal Intake

Calculating Basic Conversions
Meal Consumed Percentages

Chapter 10: Improving Communication to Promote Safety

Following the Resident Care Plan
Alerting Resident, Visitors and Staff of Safety Precautions Related to Meals

Chapter 11: Responding to a Choking Resident or Client

Identifying a Choking Victim
Getting Help and Activating the Emergency Response System (911)
Emergency Care for Resident or Client with an Obstructed Airway

Chapter 12: Incident Reporting

Completing an Incident Report

Chapter 13: Skill Check-Off Lists

Chapter 14: References

Price: $10.00

Contact Hour: 1

Course Author

Damion Keith Jenkins

Damion Jenkins, RN, MSN is the founder and CEO of a nursing education and consultation company - The Nurse Speak, LLC., where he specializes in the delivery of individualized tutoring, mentoring and consultation services for students, new graduate nurses, and healthcare facilities. Damion is also an adjunct nursing professor, an experienced travel nurse, and an active nurse blogger.

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Course Accreditation

Provider approved by the California Department of Public Health, Nurse Aide Certification (NAC) #: 7046. This document must be retained by the certified nurse assistant for a period of four years after the course completion. Provider approved by the Florida, New Hampshire, and Wyoming Board of Nursing-Certified Nursing Assistants, CE Broker Provider #: 50-13256.