All You Ever Wanted to Know about Dysphagia: An Update on The Evidence- This educational activity will focus on what health professionals including nurses, dietitians and certified nurse assistants, need to know about the latest evidence in diagnosing and treating oropharyngeal dysphagia in medical settings. You will learn when to make a referral, what the speech-language pathologist will do with the referral and how decisions are made regarding the need for an instrumental evaluation. The latest evidence regarding how to rehabilitate a swallowing disorder will be reviewed, as well as why diet modification is used so often. Research regarding how certified nurse assistants learn to feed patients and how to increase oral care practices with patients will be reviewed.List the signs and symptoms of oropharyngeal dysphagia and when to make a referral for a swallowing evaluation.
Describe what speech-language pathologists do with a swallow referral and the criteria for a recommendation for an instrumental swallow evaluation.
List rehabilitative and compensatory strategies to treat swallowing disorders.
Describe how certified nurse assistants learn to feed patients and how improved feeding and oral care practices can be increased.
1.0 Free CEUs for Certified Nursing Assistants
This course also offers Free CEUs for Nurses (accredited by the ANCC)
