FDNS 1345 Medical Nutrition Therapy I

Applications of nutrition principles and techniques of nutrition care for healthy individuals and patients/clients at low nutrition risk. Nutrition risk screening, interviewing/counseling methods, diet evaluation, basic diet calculations, documentation.

Credits

3

Offered

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Outcomes

1. Relate principles and history and demonstrate various cross-cultural eating practices and adapt traditional preparation methods to current recommendations for low fat/low salt food intakes.
2. Utilize oral and written communication skills to plan regular adult meal plans/menus.
3. Practice anthropometric measurement skills, formula calculations/evaluations and their application to client nutritional assessment.
4. Analyze/evaluate nutrition related laboratory values and client food intake diary.
5. Design nutrition care plan, plan therapeutic meal plans/menus.
6. conduct simulated nutrition interview and client counseling.
7. Document nutrition related client services activities in Subjective, Objective, Assessment and Plan (SOAP) style.
8. Read and abstract current nutrition related peer reviewed literature.