Standardized Feeding Assistant Curriculum Wisconsin
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Assistant Program - Introduction
Feeding assistant training programs must use a training curriculum which
has been pre-approved by the Department and determined to comply with the
federal requirements. Training programs must select one of the model
curriculums listed below to provide feeding assistant students
instruction on the federally mandated topics. These can be ordered on
line.
- Assisted Dining: The Role and Skills of Feeding Assistants,
by Bonnie Walker, Ph.D., and Claire S. Cole, MA, RN, C., American
Health Care Association publication ( exit
DHS)
Description: The 97-page, manual, is written in full text and is very
easy to understand. It provides an overview of the federal requirements,
and is designed for any individual who will be feeding residents in a long
term care facility.
Each topic introduces new information and vocabulary words and learning
objectives. Training topics include:
- What is a Feeding Assistant
- Nutrition and Hydration
- Feeding Techniques
- Appropriate Responses to Resident Behavior
- Feeding Residents with Dementia
- Responding to Emergencies
- Infection Control
- Communication and Interpersonal Skills
- Resident Rights.
The manual includes black and white pictures and a quiz at the end of
each chapter.
-
Assisting with Nutrition and Hydration
in Long-Term Care. Hartman
Publishing, Inc. (exit DHS)
Description: The
97-page, manual, is written in full text and provides:
- The Feeding Assistant
- Residents' Rights
- Communication and Interpersonal Skills
- Infection Control
- Proper Nutrition and Hydration
- Feeding Techniques
- Safety and Emergency Care
- Assisting Residents with Dementia
- Observing and Reporting Changes in Residents
- Eating Matters - A Training Manual for Feeding Assistants,
an American Dietetic
Association publication (exit DHS)
Description: The 64-page, user-friendly instructional manual is written
in full text and provides:
- An overview of the federal requirements
- A suggested course outline: Need for Assistance at Meals;
Nutritional Needs of Residents; Successful Dining Strategies;
Communication and Privacy; and Sanitation and Infection Control.
The manual also includes graphics and pre and post tests.
- Wisconsin Feeding Assistant Training Curriculum, by the
Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Description: The 47-page manual was developed by the Division of Quality
Assurance, Office of Caregiver Quality, with input provided by the
Wisconsin Feeding Assistant Training Program Workgroup. Special thanks go
to Three Pillars Health Care Center and Clark County Health Care Center.
The manual is written in outline format , provides a short description
of the federal requirements and focuses on Wisconsin's feeding assistant
training requirements. Training topics include:
- Responding to Emergencies
- Principles of Infection Control
- Communication and Interpersonal Skills
- Nutrition
- Cognitive Impairment
- Resident Rights
- The Wisconsin Caregiver Law.
The manual provides key terms and numbered graphics for appropriate use
throughout the curriculum.
Some of the pre-approved standardized training
curriculums include additional skill information (e.g., intake and output,
special care needs for residents with dysphasia, etc.). The instructor must
stress that the feeding assistant will not be permitted to perform any
other hands-on duty, beyond assisting residents to eat and drink who have
no complicated feeding problems.
Feeding assistant training programs must utilize
- the Department of
Health Services, Division of Quality Assurance video, The
Wisconsin Caregiver Program: A Blueprint for Excellence
to provide
feeding assistant students instruction regarding the requirements of the
Caregiver Program. Video helps train caregivers in misconduct reporting. A
copy of this video will be provided as part of the Feeding
Assistant Training Program Approval Process.
Facility-based training programs must submit their proposed training
materials to provide feeding assistants instruction regarding the facility’s
selected resident population.
Last Revised: August 08, 2011 |
