Title: Assist a client with eating and hydration.
Course: Nurse Aide II (14051-II) > Section: Assisting with Nutrition

Assistance should include

- identifying dietary restrictions (if applicable)
- verifying the meal ticket with the care plan
- validating the meal ticket by asking the client to state their name
- serving and collecting diet trays
- setting up client trays
- distributing nourishments
- distributing drinking water
- feeding clients/residents/patients of all ages
- removing meal trays.

Refer to Unit VIII in Nurse Aide Curriculum, Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2023.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Before serving a tray to a client, what should a CNA do?
- What observations should be made upon removal of a tray from a client?
- When should a CNA offer a meal substitution or supplements?