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Posted on 19/01/2026
Fluids and Nutrition Training
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This module is designed to provide learners with the foundational knowledge and practical skills necessary to support the nutritional and hydration needs of individuals effectively. By understanding these key elements, learners will be better equipped to promote health and well-being in their care practices.
14 Modules1 hour
£169£0
Learning Outcomes
What you'll learn
- Appreciate the importance of adequate hydration and nutrition to health
- Describe how to perform a comprehensive assessment of someone’s nutrition and hydration status, including how to measure and record someone’s weight,
- Recognise the signs of poor hydration and nutrition
- Describe how to support someone in eating and drinking
- Recall food safety legislation and adhere to food hygiene standards
- List the four main ways in which food can become contaminated
- Describe how to monitor and record fluid input and output
- Discuss the indications, use and management of intravenous fluids
- Discuss the indications, use and management of subcutaneous fluids
- Know how to refer to specialist members of the multi-disciplinary team for additional or specialist advice
- Appreciate the importance of individual patient differences including cultural considerations and psychosocial aspects
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Learning Outcomes
What you'll learn
- Appreciate the importance of adequate hydration and nutrition to health
- Describe how to perform a comprehensive assessment of someone’s nutrition and hydration status, including how to measure and record someone’s weight,
- Recognise the signs of poor hydration and nutrition
- Describe how to support someone in eating and drinking
- Recall food safety legislation and adhere to food hygiene standards
- List the four main ways in which food can become contaminated
- Describe how to monitor and record fluid input and output
- Discuss the indications, use and management of intravenous fluids
- Discuss the indications, use and management of subcutaneous fluids
- Know how to refer to specialist members of the multi-disciplinary team for additional or specialist advice
- Appreciate the importance of individual patient differences including cultural considerations and psychosocial aspects
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Training Overview
- The Importance of Fluids and Nutrition
- Assessing Nutrition
- Assessing Hydration Status
- Supporting People with Nutrition and Hydration
- Food Safety Legislation
- Contamination
- Food Safety Precautions
- Monitoring and Managing Fluid Balance
- Intravenous Fluids
- Subcutaneous Fluids
- Multidisciplinary Team Support and Referral
- Person-centered Care
- Summary
- References
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