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Care Certificate Standard 8 - Fluids and Nutrition - Online Training Course.
Welcome to The Mandatory Training Group's Care Certificate Standard 8 - Fluids and Nutrition online course. All our online training courses, programmes and qualifications are accredited by the CPD Certification Service (CPDUK).
Care Certificate Standard 8 focuses on Fluids and Nutrition, equipping care workers with knowledge and skills to support individuals with their fluid and nutritional needs. This includes understanding hydration, supporting eating and drinking, accommodating special dietary requirements, and monitoring food and fluid intake.
Additionally, care workers must follow food hygiene principles to ensure food safety from production to consumption and prevent foodborne illnesses. Combining these efforts promotes healthy habits and well-being in health and social care settings.
Course content
This Care Certificate Standard 8 - Fluids and Nutrition online course is divided into the following:
Unit 1 - Introduction
Unit 2 - Food safety legislation
Unit 3 - Vulnerable people
Unit 4 - Nutrition and hydration for wellbeing
Unit 5 - Work in a person-centred way
Unit 6 - Offering additional support
End of course assessment.
Who is the course for?
The Care Certificate Standard 8 - Fluids and Nutrition was developed for new healthcare and social care staff as part of their workplace induction.
The primary audience of the Care Certificate is healthcare support workers or adult social care workers. It is also suitable for existing health and social care staff who do not hold recognised qualifications.
Clinical support roles
The Care Certificate Standard 8 is suitable for those giving support to clinical roles in the NHS and other healthcare settings where there is any direct contact with patients, including:
Health care assistants
Care support workers
Assistant practitioners.
Adult social care workers
The Care Certificate Standard 8 is also suitable for those giving support in community settings, including:
Adult social care workers in residential, nursing homes and hospices
Care home workers
Domiciliary care staff.
Non-clinical roles
The Care Certificate Standard 8 is also suitable for other social care roles, including:
Caring volunteers
Porters
Cooks
Drivers with direct contact with patients/ service users.
Course aims
The aims of this Care Certificate Standard 8 - Fluids and Nutrition online course are to:
Appreciate the importance of nutritious food on a person’s health and well-being.
Understand the processes of properly preparing and handling food.
Realise the effects of contaminated food on the health of individuals.
Value offering support to the vulnerable on food safety.
Learning objectives
This Care Certificate Standard 8 - Fluids and Nutrition online course will:
Outline the importance of food safety, including hygiene.
Understand the importance of diligence in food preparation.
Explain the importance of good nutrition and hydration in maintaining health and well-being.
List the different signs and symptoms of poor nutrition and hydration.
Explain how to promote adequate nutrition and hydration.
Learning outcomes
On completion of this Care Certificate Standard 8 - Fluids and Nutrition online course, you will be able to:
Describe the importance of food safety, including hygiene, in the preparation and handling of food.
Explain the importance of proper nutrition and hydration in maintaining health and well-being.
List signs and symptoms of poor nutrition and hydration.
Support and encourage individuals to drink according to their plan of care.
Ensure any nutritional products are within reach for those who have restrictions on their movement/mobility.
Support and encourage individuals to eat according to their plan of care.
Know how to report any concerns to the relevant person.
Care Certificate Standard 8 - Fluids and Nutrition - Online Training Course.
Target Audience
Who is the course for?
The Care Certificate Standard 8 - Fluids and Nutrition was developed for new healthcare and social care staff as part of their workplace induction.
The primary audience of the Care Certificate is healthcare support workers or adult social care workers. It is also suitable for existing health and social care staff who do not hold recognised qualifications.
Clinical support roles
The Care Certificate Standard 8 is suitable for those giving support to clinical roles in the NHS and other healthcare settings where there is any direct contact with patients, including:
Health care assistants
Care support workers
Assistant practitioners.
Adult social care workers
The Care Certificate Standard 8 is also suitable for those giving support in community settings, including:
Adult social care workers in residential, nursing homes and hospices
Care home workers
Domiciliary care staff.
Non-clinical roles
The Care Certificate Standard 8 is also suitable for other social care roles, including:
Caring volunteers
Porters
Cooks
Drivers with direct contact with patients/ service users.
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Indicative course duration varies depending on the course level, ranging from 30 minutes for awareness courses to 6 hours for some CPD programmes. Each course overview section will specify the indicative course duration.
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Level 1 (Awareness) - 30-60 minutes
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NB: Some specialist continuing professional development (CPD) programmes or packages combine various modules, for example, Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3, or the Mandatory Training for Nurses package could have 15 modules.
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