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Modules - Weight Loss Prevention
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of this training module, you will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of at least three problems common in nursing homes that contribute to weight loss among residents. (Read more…)
- Describe and implement two methods for estimating mealtime food and fluid intake among nursing home residents. (Read more…)
- Assess a resident’s risk for weight loss based on estimates of the individual’s mealtime consumption and identify those who need further evaluation. (Read more…)
- Assess residents’ food and fluid consumption between meals. (Read more…)
- Implement our prompted feeding assistance protocol at mealtimes with residents at risk of weight loss. (Read more…)
- Assess a resident’s responsiveness to this feeding assistance protocol. (Read more…)
- Implement our between-meal snack protocol with residents at risk of weight loss who are unresponsive to our mealtime protocol. (Read more…)
- Assess a resident’s responsiveness to this snack protocol. (Read more…)
- List at least four staffing and program management strategies that can make our mealtime and snack interventions more feasible to implement. (Read more…)
- Describe and implement the procedure for conducting mealtime observations as a means of evaluating feeding assistance for at-risk residents. (Read more…)
All procedures presented in this module are in accordance with the federal regulations that govern nursing home care and best practice guidelines pertaining to nutritional care in nursing homes.
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