On Demand: Dehydration in Long Term Care- The Nurses Role in Guiding the Interdisciplinary Team

Summary

1. Identify the four major hydration habits among residents in long term care. 
2. List ten essential conditions that must be addressed on a resident’s plan of care to guide the interdisciplinary team in addressing hydration requirements for residents.
3. Be prepared to instruct and guide direct care givers to recognize and report signs and symptoms of dehydration.
4. Identify five areas for intervention that should be addressed by the interdisciplinary team.
5. Discuss one issue associated with those who elect withholding fluids at end of life and one issue associated with opponents for withholding fluids at end of life.

Register for this program today and within one hour, you will receive an email with the LINK for the video webcast. The LINK will be active for seven (7) days from the date of registration.  You will need speakers to hear the presentation. After you watch the webcast, you can click on the link for the post test. A passing score is 80% or better. You will receive a certificate via email once you have successfully completed the post test.

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mmLearn.org at Morningside Ministries is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

The expiration date for this learner-paced program is August 3, 2012. 

This educational offering has been reviewed by the National Continuing Education Review Service (NCERS) of the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) and approved for 1.00 clock hour.  Send feedback about this program to cecomments@nabweb.org.

Morningside Ministries Elizabeth McGown Training Institute is approved to provide continuing education activities for Social Workers - Provider #5044.  For concerns regarding  this CE program, please contact the Texas State Board of Social Workers Examiners at 1-800-232-3162 or LSW@DSHS.STATE.TX.US.

This course meets the training requirements as outlined in Ch. 97.259 of The Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) for Administrators and Alternate Administrators in the State of Texas.