Overview - Week 2

To-Do Date: Jan 21 at 11:59pm

Nutrition Care Process: Screening and Assessment

The nutrition care process (NCP) is a systematic problem-solving method that dietetic practitioner uses to critically think and make decisions to address nutrition-related problems and provides safe, effective high-quality nutrition care. This includes nutrition assessment, nutrition diagnosis, nutrition interventions, and nutrition monitoring and evaluation. In this module and the next, we will be covering the components of the NCP.


Objectives

By the end of this week, you will be able to...

  • describe the steps in the nutrition care process
  • differentiate the components of a nutrition assessment (ADIME) note

Weekly Schedule

Due date Activity Estimated time required
1/21-26

Reading:

Ch 7 and 13Appendix A

Assessment: Foundation of the Nutrition Care Process

1 hour

 

1/21

Lecture Part 1: Nutrition Care Process and the ADIME

Test Your Knowledge Activity 1

Test Your Knowledge Activity 2

Lecture Part 2: Nutrition Screening, Assessment, and the HABCD's

1 hour

1/21

Tuesday 6 PM Zoom

(Remember you have a Zoom with Jill the hour before)

*Discussion: What are the most important components of nutrition screening? What questions would you ask the patient? (will complete in Zoom)

1/21-27 Assignment: Case Study 1 (please preview it before class so we can discuss it during class) 1 hour