Course CHCA 107
Nutrition, Hydration, Elimination & Skin Care
Course CHCA 107: Provide nutritional support; Maintain elimination records.
Learning outcomes
- Provide nutritional support
- Maintain elimination records
- Prevent pressure ulcers
Topics covered
- Nutrition: balanced diet, food groups, therapeutic diets
- Hydration: fluid requirements and signs of dehydration
- Intake and output (I&O) charting
- Dysphagia: thickened liquids and NPO
- Elimination: normal vs abnormal urine and stool
- Urinary catheter care
- Enema: HCA role and bedpan cleaning
- Skin anatomy and pressure-ulcer stages 1–4, Braden Scale
- Pressure-ulcer prevention: reposition every 2 hours
Practical work
Therapeutic diet tray, thickened fluids, I&O documentation, catheter care, Braden scoring, repositioning with pillows
Teaching methods
Lecture, demonstration, written assignment
Assessment
Written assignment: meal plan for a diabetic patient
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