| Type: | Postgraduate Subject |
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| Code: | NUTR71-104 |
| EFTSL: | 0.125 |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine |
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| Credit: | 10 |
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Description
This subject focuses on the further development of skills for performing the nutrition care process as applied to the acute clinical setting and across health conditions commonly encountered during internships. Students will build on foundational skills developed in previous subjects, including nutrition assessment, diagnosis and client centred care. Skills will be extended to incorporate an evidence based practice approach to intervention planning, implementation, and evaluation. The subject will develop students’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes to form the foundation of safe and effective practice in medical nutrition therapy.
Subject details
Learning outcomes
- Undertake screening and assessment to identify and prioritise individuals at nutritional risk.
- Determine nutritional status using assessment data and make appropriate nutrition diagnoses.
- Prepare plans for achieving management goals in collaboration with clients or carers and other members of the health care team.
- Use client-centred counselling skills to facilitate nutrition and lifestyle change and support clients to self-manage.
- Implement nutrition care plans in collaboration with clients or carers and other members of the health care team.
- Monitor progress of the individual's condition and care, and adapt the nutrition care plan as necessary.
- Document and communicate all steps of the nutrition care process.
Enrolment requirements
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Pre-requisites:Co-requisites:There are no co-requisites |
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| Assumed knowledge: |
Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge. Assumed Prior Learning (or equivalent):
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This subject is not available to
Must be admitted into CC-63040 - Graduate Diploma of Nutrition OR CC-63041 - Master of Nutrition and Dietetic Practice This subject is not available as a general elective. To be eligible for enrolment, the subject must be specified in the students’ program structure. |
Subject outlines
- September 2024 [Standard - Acute Clinical Dietetics]
- September 2023 [Standard - Acute Clinical Dietetics]
- September 2022 [Standard - Acute Clinical Dietetics]
- September 2021 [Standard - Acute Clinical Dietetics]
- September 2020 [Standard - Clinical Dietetics A]
- September 2019 [Standard - Clinical Dietetics A]
- September 2018 [Standard - Clinical Dietetics A]
- September 2017 [Standard - Clinical Dietetics A]
Subject dates
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September 2024
Standard Offering Enrolment opens: 14/07/2024 Semester start: 09/09/2024 Subject start: 09/09/2024 Last enrolment: 22/09/2024 Teaching census: 04/10/2024 Withdraw - Financial: 05/10/2024 Withdraw - Academic: 26/10/2024
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| Enrolment opens: | 14/07/2024 |
| Semester start: | 09/09/2024 |
| Subject start: | 09/09/2024 |
| Last enrolment: | 22/09/2024 |
| Teaching census: | 04/10/2024 |
| Withdraw - Financial: | 05/10/2024 |
| Withdraw - Academic: | 26/10/2024 |