Courses and programs

My Food Choice Module 6 - Recording Meal Intake

Description

Welcome to the eLearning course My Food Choice Module 6: Recording Meal Intake.

This module is a pre-requisite for My Food Choice face to face training. It describes to staff how to measure and record the meal intakes for patients. Recording intake amounts can aid in identifying patients at risk of malnutrition.

A certificate is issued on completion.

Objectives

At the end of this module the learner will be able to:

  • Discuss the importance of recording accurate meal intake
  • Identify the amount of food that the patient has eaten for each food item on a tray
  • Record patient meal intake using tray pickup and mobile intake sections of the Tray Monitor system.

Audience

This course is applicable for Food Service Staff and may qualify for up to 0.3 hrs of Continuous Professional Development.