Free Water Protocol - Waikato

Kia ora! The overall aim of this course is to understand how to safely implement the free water policy when its recommended for your patient by a Speech Language Therapist.

On completion you will be able to:

  • Explain what the free water policy is.
  • Explain why we would use the free water policy.
  • List the 5 rules to implementing the free water policy safely.

The assessments of this course are: 

  • Online quiz on completion of the course.

The expectations of this course are that you will:

  • Complete the short online training and complete the quiz.
  • Tell others about the course that you work with to ensure this knowledge is spread to ensure we keep out patients as safe as possible.