Nutrition, Hydration, and Dysphagia: Overview of Risks and Problems

Course overview

Nutrition and hydration have a significant impact on a person's recovery and ability to participate in the rehabilitation process. When dysphagia is also present, the impact on nutrition and hydration may be even more critical to the patient's ability to fully participate in the rehabilitation process. This course gives students an overview of nutrition and hydration issues that commonly occur in persons with rehabilitation needs and addresses the impact that dysphagia has on those problems. This course is applicable to nurses who work with rehabilitation patients in acute care, acute inpatient rehab, long-term care, or home health care settings.