Nutrition and Hydration
This course will start by defining the various terms used when talking about nutrition and hydration in care environments, the basic elements of nutrition and eating a healthy balanced diet, identify the reasons why vulnerable people might suffer with dehydration and the tools you can use to identify people that are at risk of malnutrition and the steps you can take to deal with this condition.
Course aim
This course aims for the team responsible for people’s nutrition and hydration, it’s important that you understand the terms that are being used, the nutritional requirements of the service users and the possible consequences of getting it wrong.
Learning outcomes:
Be able to understand the basic elements of nutrition and eating a healthy balanced diet
Be able to identify the reasons why vulnerable people might suffer with dehydration
Be able to identify people that are at risk of malnutrition and the steps you can take to deal with this condition.
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What you will learn from this course
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