Unit 2 - Care and nutrition (e-book)

Lesson 2.1. Nursing and feeding techniques and equipment

What will I learn in this lesson?

The aims of this lesson is understand the importance actions during mealtime for dysphagia people, to learn about nursing and feeding techniques and equipment

Learning outcomes

  • To discuss the main characteristics of a safe mealtime environment.

  • To understand the importance of actions during mealtime for dysphagia people.

  • To apply the right actions of the caregiver before, during and after feeding, to discuss alternative feeding methods.

  • To learn about medicine-taking of patients who cannot swallow medications.

  • To emphasize the importance of good oral hygiene to the overall health of dysphagia patients and infection control.