Promoting a Therapeutic Dining Experience
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Description: This inservice gives information on assisting residents in the dining room, feeding residents, and protecting residents from choking.
Objectives:
On completion of this inservice, participants will be able to:
Describe how to get residents ready for mealtime
List several environmental factors that affect the dining experience
List several ways to assist with meals in the dining room
Describe signs of choking, and what to do when choking occurs
Outline:
Dining Room
Effect of environment on dining experience
Getting residents ready for mealtime
Behavior and attitude of staff
Serving the meal
Assisting Residents with Meals
Providing adequate assistance
Assistive devices
Feeding residents
Types of diet consistencies
Protecting residents from aspiration and choking
Therapeutic Dining Outline