NUR166 - Nutrition and Hydration of the Older Adult Patient (2.5 HR)
Health care professionals will increase their understanding of the nutrition and hydration needs of their elderly patients.
Purpose: Health care professionals will increase their understanding of the nutrition and hydration needs of their elderly patients.
Objectives:
- Define normal nutrition;
- List the essential nutrients;
- Describe the nutrition and hydration requirements of the elderly;
- Describe the four basic facility diets;
- State the purpose of calorie counts and food intake studies;
- Define dysphagia and explain the risks of this condition;
- Describe the general care of the patient with dysphagia and swallowing problems;
- State the purposes of therapeutic diets;
- List the types of alternative nutrition;
- Describe the appropriate nursing interventions to assist patients in obtaining adequate nutrition and hydration.
Continuing Education Credits: 2.5 contact hours Iowa BON #335; 2.5 contact hours CA Board of Nursing CEP 14033; 2.5 contact hours CE Broker # 50-4572 Florida and District of Columbia; 0 contact hours for Social Work State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. License No. 159.001315; 0 contact hours for Physical Therapy State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. License No. 216.000284; 0 contact hours for Occupational Therapy State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. License No. 224.000164; 2.5 CE hours for certified nursing assistants; long term care department heads; and other health care disciplines.