Nutrition and Hydration

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 Online Nutrition and Hydration E-Learning 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.

Online Nutrition and Hydration Course Target Audience

This Online Nutrition and Hydration course is aimed at all employees or individuals within health and social care settings or those with responsibility for implementing individuals nutrition and hydration plans.

Nutrition and Hydration E-Learning Advantages

CPD approval means that this course can be used by those that need to prove they are continually developing themselves.

Online training is flexible, efficient, and cost-effective, meaning the candidate can progress through the modules at their own pace and in their own time to fit the training around their work and personal life.

Duration of the course

65 minutes

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Nutrition and Hydration Course Modules

The Course Structure
Defining the Terms
The Eatwell Plate
Hydration
Through-life Nutrition
Malnutrition and Overnutrition
The ‘Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool’