Restorative Programs: Dining and Feeding for the Licensed Nurse
Hours: 1.25
While the primary purpose of eating is to provide our bodies with essential nutrients that improve overall health, eating also serves as a means of socialization and is a source of joy and pleasure for many. Because the ability to eat independently is one of the most basic skills learned at an early age, losing this ability can lead to feeling a loss of control, independence, and self-worth. It can also negatively affect residents’ nutritional status. It is important to promote residents’ ability to feed themselves as independently as possible by utilizing restorative nursing programs. While you may not be the one actively helping residents eat, you are responsible for overseeing restorative programs that address eating and thus will benefit from this course.
The goal of this course is to present nurses in skilled nursing facility settings with factors that affect nutritional intake and provide the elements of restorative dining and restorative eating programs.
While the primary purpose of eating is to provide our bodies with essential nutrients that improve overall health, eating also serves as a means of socialization and is a source of joy and pleasure for many. Because the ability to eat independently is one of the most basic skills learned at an early age, losing this ability can lead to feeling a loss of control, independence, and self-worth. It can also negatively affect residents’ nutritional status. It is important to promote residents’ ability to feed themselves as independently as possible by utilizing restorative nursing programs. While you may not be the one actively helping residents eat, you are responsible for overseeing restorative programs that address eating and thus will benefit from this course. The goal of this course is to present nurses in skilled nursing facility settings with factors that affect nutritional intake and provide the elements of restorative dining and restorative eating programs.
American Nurses Credentialing Center
In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Nurses will receive 1.25 Nursing Contact Hours after successfully completing this course.
District of Columbia Board of Nursing
District of Columbia Board of Nursing Approved Continuing Education program (CEBroker Provider #50-290).
Nurses will receive 1.20 contact hours for participating in this course.
Florida Board of Nursing
Florida Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
Georgia Board of Nursing
Georgia Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.25 contact hours for participating in this course.
South Carolina Board of Nursing
South Carolina Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.25 contact hours for participating in this course.
West Virginia Board of Registered Nursing
West Virginia Board of Registered Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.25 contact hours for participating in this course.
New Mexico Board of Nursing
New Mexico Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.25 contact hours for participating in this course.
Arkansas State Board of Nursing
Arkansas State Board Of Nursing Approved Continuing Education program (CEBroker Provider #50-290).
Nurses will receive 1.25 contact hours for participating in this course.
Kentucky Board of Nursing
Kentucky Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.25 contact hours for participating in this course.
Mississippi Board of Nursing
Mississippi Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.25 contact hours for participating in this course.
North Dakota Board of Nursing
North Dakota Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.25 contact hours for participating in this course.
Describe the elements of restorative dining.
Describe considerations when establishing a restorative eating program.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Restorative Dining
Recognizing Nutritional Problems
Factors Affecting Intake
The Dining Experience
The Environment
Levels of Assistance
Encouraging Independence
Adaptive Devices
The Food
Dementia
Mealtime Rounds
Review
Summary
Section 3: Establishing a Restorative Eating Program
Program Benefits
Team Members
CMS Requirements on ADLs
Candidates
Setting Goals
Implementing the Program
Staffing Logistics
Continuity of Care
Restorative Focus
Staff Involvement
Staff Training
Special Considerations
Feeding Tubes
Tracking Food Intake
Methods for Tracking
Improving Accuracy
Minimum Data Set (MDS) Documentation
Review
Summary
Section 4: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
References
Expert Reviewer: Jessica Peckham, RN-BC, CCM
Ms. Peckham has over 11 years’ experience as Board Certified RN and is a Certified Case Manager providing patient-centered advocacy and care. Her nursing and case management expertise have been used in the critical care, ambulatory care, community health, long-term care, case management, and clinical program development settings. She has worked as a clinical manager and implemented quality improvement research programs improving the continuity of care of patients and families managing complex, chronic conditions. She was integral in the coordination of a population health program supported by CMS’ Next Generation ACO which included highly complex Medicare patients transitioning from hospital to LTC and back home when able. In addition, she has worked supporting the health of migrant farmworkers and refugees throughout North Carolina and created professional development training for improved care and health equity for the LGBTQ and other underserved populations.
Ms. Peckham is currently working as a nurse consultant for a clinical care management software company and provides ongoing subject matter expertise to Relias and other clinical training and development organizations. Ms. Peckham was recently published in the Tarheel Nurse journal and continues to write in support of the nursing profession. She is completing her MSN in Population Health and Informatics and spends her free time volunteering with the Red Cross as a Disaster Health Services RN and has been deployed throughout the United States.
Disclosure: Jessica Peckham, RN-BC, CCM has no Relevant Financial or Non-Financial Relationship with ineligible companies to disclose.
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; in the following settings: Post-Acute Care.
Asynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.
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