Diet, Fluids and Nutrition
Subject category: General Health and Social CareCourse overview
This course is delivered using a range of methods and resources including:
Group discussions, small group activities and case studies.
This course has been developed and mapped to:
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Guidance for Nutrition
Malnutrition Matters: Commitment to Act Guide – BAPEN
The Eatwell Guide
and the following QCF unit:
Support individuals to eat and drink
Course content
Balanced diet
The Eatwell guide
The journey of food
Medical conditions that could affect nutrition input and wellbeing
Nutritional assessment and support
Alternative feeding
Dietary history
Biochemical results
Malnutrition – sign and symptoms
Prevention of malnutrition
Documentation
Assisting individuals to eat and drink
Learning outcomes
Recognise and explain the concept of the Eatwell guide
Describe the journey of food
List medical conditions that could affect nutrition input and wellbeing
List nutritional assessment tools and explain how to undertake nutritional assessment
State alternative feeding routes
Explain the importance of nutrition and hydration
Describe the signs and symptoms of malnutrition and dehydration
Give examples of how to prevent malnutrition
Explain the documentation involved in relation to fluid and nutritional needs
Give ideas about how to effectively assist individuals to eat and drink
Duration
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