Nutrition and Hydration Training Online


Nutrition and Hydration Training Online

 

 

Duration: 65 minutes (Note: This is based on the amount of video content shown and is rounded off. It does not account in any way for loading time or thinking time on the questions).

If you are part of a 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.

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

Module Number

Module Name

Pass % Required

Nutrition and Hydration

1

The Course Structure

70

Nutrition and Hydration

2

Defining the Terms

70

Nutrition and Hydration

3

The Eatwell Plate

70

Nutrition and Hydration

4

Hydration

70

Nutrition and Hydration

5

Through-life Nutrition

70

Nutrition and Hydration

6

Malnutrition and Overnutrition

70

Nutrition and Hydration

7

The ‘Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool’

70

 

Recommended System Requirements

•Operating System: Windows 7+ or Mac OSX (10.8+)

•Browser: A modern and up to date web browser

•Video: Up to date video drivers

•Memory: 1Gb+ RAM

•Additional Software: Flash Player (latest version)

•Download Speed: Broadband (3Mb+)