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Managing malnutrition in patients (and residents) with dementia
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Course description
This module provides a comprehensive overview of the effect dementia may have on an individual's ability to eat and drink safely, and explores when the use of artificial nutrition is appropriate.
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Learning aims and intended outcomes
- Describe the different forms of dementia
- Explain the effect dementia may have on an individual's ability to eat and drink
- Identify the actions that can be implemented to support the oral nutritional intake of the person with dementia
- Discuss the decision-making process for using artificial nutrition in the individual with dementia
- Understand the legal implications of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 in relation to the nutrition of the individual with dementia. This applies for England and Wales; in Scotland, refer to the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000, and in Northern Ireland, the Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Types of dementia
- Malnutrition in dementia
- Caring for the patient with dementia in acute hospital wards
- Swallowing problems
- Improving the nutritional intake of patients with dementia
- Artificial nutrition
- Using mental capacity legislation to help make decisions
- Acting in a person's best interest
- Nutrition in palliative care for dementia
- Deprivation of liberty safeguards
- Conclusions
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Syllabus
- Introduction
- Types of dementia
- Malnutrition in dementia
- Caring for the patient with dementia in acute hospital wards
- Swallowing problems
- Improving the nutritional intake of patients with dementia
- Artificial nutrition
- Using mental capacity legislation to help make decisions
- Acting in a person's best interest
- Nutrition in palliative care for dementia
- Deprivation of liberty safeguards
- Conclusions
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