NUTRITION AND HYDRATION: SPECIAL DIETS AND FLUID INTAKE

Course overview

After completing this lesson, the student will be able to: understand nutritional needs of the elderly; safely prepare and store food; understand the 16 most common special diets; recognize the importance of hydration and how to keep clients hydrated; measure, record, and report intake, output and weight; and understand basic nutrition and hydration and employ that knowledge into assessing and providing care to the client.