NAB Course Package 15

$25.00

Common Medications and Side Effects, Nutrition and Food Safety, and Renal Diets in Long-Term Care Facilities

  • Nutrition and Food Safety for Food Service Staff (1.75 Hour)
  • Renal Diets in Long-Term Care Facilities (1 Hour)
  • Common Medications and Side Effects for Assisted Living Residents (0.75 Hour)

4 Credit Hours    NAB Approval: 20241114-4-A97945-DL

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Description

Common Medications and Side Effects, Nutrition and Food Safety, and Renal Diets in Long Term Care Facilities

  • Nutrition and Food Safety for Food Service Staff (1.75 Hour)
    Renal Diets in Long-Term Care Facilities (1 Hour)
    Common Medications and Side Effects for Assisted Living Residents (0.75 Hour)

Credit Hours: 4

Objectives

This course is designed for long-term care staff that have food-handling responsibilities.

  • Become knowledgeable with thawing, safe cooking, cooling, handling, holding, storing, safe food service, cleaning, sanitation, and insect/vermin control.
  • Understand what are Renal and medical conditions that require renal diets.
  • The role of nutrition in managing conditions, Nutritional parameters, and Foods allowed or excluded.
  • Explore the concepts of polypharmacy, the prescribing cascade, and deprescribing Introduce the Beers Criteria.
  • Know the principles of medication use in the elderly.
  • Identify potentially inappropriate medications for older adults.