Residential Care - Dehydration Awareness

Dehydration Awareness Residential Care Settings Health and Social Care Training Resources

Presentation, Handout and End of Session Multiple Choice Assessment.

All editable.

Aims and Objectives:

Overall Aim: To ensure that all residents maintain optimal hydration levels to support their health and well-being.

Learning Objectives:

Understand the signs and risks of dehydration to enable early detection and intervention.

Implementing effective hydration monitoring and documentation procedures to track residents' fluid intake and output accurately.

Applying knowledge of medication effects on fluid balance and adapting care plans accordingly to prevent dehydration in vulnerable individuals.

Presentation
Aims and Objectives
Introduction
Section - Effects of Dehydration in Vulnerable People
Section - Reasons for Dehydration
Section - Reasons for Dehydration in Care Settings
Section - Importance of Maintaining Hydration
Section - What Health and Social Care Staff Can Do to Ensure Good Hydration
Section - Summary of Learning
References and Further Reading

Word Documents

Handout

End of Session Assessment

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