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gastrostomy tubes to nurses and allied healthcare

professionals who wish to expand their practice in this area.

Target Audience. Nurses and Carers in residential, social

care and community settings.

Nutrition in the Elderly

Aims: The aim of the Nutritional Care Study day is to

provide Health Care Professionals with an overview of the

competency requirements in managing the Nutritional

needs of the older person

Course Content: The content covered on the day will

include the following; Defining Nutritional Care.
Malnutrition. Factors that contribute to an older person’s

altered nutritional status and thus influences on care plans.
Nutritional Assessment. Assessment, Planning,

Implementing and Evaluating the care of an older person

requiring nutritional support. Multidisciplinary team

approach

Pharmacology and the Nutritional Status of the Older Adult.

Ethical dilemmas in Nutritional Support for the Older Adult.

National and Local Publications Protocols & Guidelines on

Nutritional Care in the Older Adult– a review of the
evidence. Assessment – critical review of case studies

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