Fluids and nutrition for health and social care

Topics Include: Importance of proper fluids and nutrition, Basic food safety, and Spotting the signs of poor nourishment or dehydrated

45 minutes

12 months access

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Having a sufficient amount of fluids and good nutrition is crucial for maintaining health. If you’re involved in the care of vulnerable adults, you should be able to recognise when a person is not eating or drinking properly.

In this six-module course, you’ll develop a full understanding of the importance of proper fluids and nutrition to general health.

All staff involved in the care of vulnerable adults should be able to recognise when a person is not eating or drinking properly and should be aware of basic food safety. As well as covering the knowledge element of the standard, this course gives advice in the form of real work scenarios to help the learner to put the knowledge into practice.

  • Understand how to ensure that food is safe to eat
  • Recognise the importance of food and hydration in maintaining health
  • Recognise when someone is not well nourished or dehydrated
  • Understand what to do when supporting individuals to have access to fluids and food

  • Describe the importance of food safety
  • The importance of good nutrition and hydration
  • Signs and symptoms of poor nutrition and hydration
  • Promoting adequate nutrition and hydration
  • Support individuals to have access to fluids
  • Support individuals to have access to food and nutrition

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