Course Description
Specialized nutrition practice in the clinical setting including nutrition assessment, enteral and parenteral nutrition, and nutrition care documentation.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students will complete two advanced patient case
studies to include a current research literature review
describing disease state, nutrition implications of disease,
patient nutrition assessment and appropriately designed
nutrition intervention. Graduate students will demonstrate use
of evidence-based guidelines to make practice decisions which
is a required competency in dietetics practice. Students will
present case studies to the class in a 30-minute presentation.
Athena Title
Clinical Nutrition Intervent
Undergraduate Prerequisite
NUTR 4500/6500 or permission of department
Graduate Prerequisite
NUTR 4500/6500 or permission of department
Undergraduate Corequisite
NUTR 4530/6530
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Using professional literature, evidence-based guidelines, and Standards of Professional Performance (SOPP) students will: demonstrate the ability to conduct nutrition assessment and select appropriate nutrition diagnosis, nutrition intervention, and monitoring and evaluation criteria for various disease states. Case studies will be used to evaluate this objective. be able to define and correctly use common medical terms in case studies and on examinations. be able to demonstrate counseling techniques to facilitate behavior change. be able to discuss principles, procedures and typical outcome measures used in quality assurance programs for nutrition care delivery. Students will use informatics principles and analyze and evaluate data to use in decision making. be able to describe health care delivery systems, the role of the dietitian and of other health care team members in these systems. be able to define terminology used to describe nutrition service payment systems, and be able to discuss current reimbursement issues. be able to apply dietetics Standards of Practice (SOP) and Standards of Professional Performance (SOPP) to a clinical professional practice scenario. be able to describe how to keep abreast of pending legislation on nutrition care services delivery and reimbursement issues, and will be able to define at least one law or regulation affecting nutrition care services delivery.
Topical Outline
Parenteral Nutrition Calculations Complications Role of RN and PharmD in parenteral nutrition, speakers, RD, RN and PharmD Dysphagia Speaker: Speech-Language Pathologist Evaluation of Dysphagia (speaker) Dietary treatment of dysphagia Nutrition Counseling: Theories and Techniques Quality Assurance for Nutrition Care Services Health Care Reimbursement Issues
Syllabus