Online Care Certificate Standard 8: Fluids and Nutrition Certification

The Eighth Standard of The Care Certificate teaches you about the importance of proper nutrition and hydration.

CPD Certified Provider of Training Excellence Online Training Approved by Skills for Care

Care Certificate Standard 08: Fluids and Nutrition at a Glance

  • 1-year nationally recognised certificate
  • 33 minutes of engaging video training
  • Video access for 8 months
  • Printable wall certificate
  • Certified CPD time credit conformation
  • SCORM Ready! Integrates with your LMS
  • Includes manual & other downloads
  • Free weekly video refresher
  • Evidence Based Training certificate
  • Videos include subtitles
£10.00 + VAT

Study online for the knowledge units of the Care Certificate Standard 8 "Fluids and Nutrition".  This short course covers all you need to learn to complete this knowledge unit.  You then complete the practical units in your workplace.

This qualification and most of the other ProTrainings qualifications are Endorsed by TQUK to show our commitment to extra levels of compliance and quality assurance.

Companies, organisations or agencies are encouraged to contact us for group discounts and information about onsite training and how our system can be used to track and monitor your staff training.

  • Care workers
  • Nurses
  • Social care
  • Health care assistants
  • Assistant practitioners
  • Care support workers
  • Anyone supporting clinical roles in the NHS where they have direct contact with patients
  • Home care workers
  • Porters
  • Volunteers
  • Cooks
  • Drivers

This course comes with 2.0 hours of CPD, although the time to complete the course online may be less than this. Total course time includes 33 minutes of video training as well as knowledge reviews, final test, remedial help and reviewing downloaded material.

The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.

  • High-risk groups of people for food safety
  • Cross-contamination direct and indirect

  • Preventing cross-contamination

  • The importance of nutrition

  • Guidelines for a healthy diet

  • Dehydration

  • Hydration

  • Fluids and hydration
  • Nutrition and the elderly

  • Malnutrition

  • Diets for people with dementia

  • CQC website link
  • Cae Inspectorate Scotland website link
  • Care Information Scotland website link
  • Care certificate mapping document
  • Catastrophic bleeding and trauma First Aid Guidance From ProTrainings
  • CellAED for Life membership
  • CellAED® personal AED
  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) link to the NHS website
  • Find a classroom course locally
  • Find out what other courses are available as video online, blended and classroom courses nationally on our course finder
  • First Aid and Social Distancing poster
  • Food Safety Agency website
  • Food Standards Agency - Food allergy and intolerance
  • Free student first aid program leaflet
  • Home Emergency Contact Sheet
  • Link to the HSE website
  • NHS Choices Web link
  • Regulated - COVID 19 Pre-Screen Student Evaluation Form
  • Sign up for free Student First Aid - use code SCH-376-61-571
  • Skills for Care Website
  • Standard 8 - Course notes from Skills for Care
  • Visit the First Aid Show free for first aid and medical videos
  • Workplace Emergency Contact Sheet
  • Woundclot - haemostatic gauze for all types of bleeding