Medical Nutrition Therapy B

Overview

This unit builds on earlier units to develop competencies in the management of client-centred medical nutrition therapy of complex diseases and multiple comorbidities. This unit prepares students for supervised work-integrated clinical practice in subsequent units.

Unit learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

1. Critically evaluate nutrition assessment data to diagnose the nutrition status of individuals with complex acute and chronic medical conditions and multiple comorbidities.
2. Articulate and prioritise accurate nutrition diagnoses using standardised terminology, linking diagnosis rationale to specific assessment findings.
3. Devise dietetic interventions based on evidence-based dietetic practice for complex acute and chronic medical conditions, and multiple comorbidities.
4. Formulate appropriate dietetic intervention monitoring and evaluation plans for complex acute and chronic medical conditions and multiple comorbidities.
5. Competently complete the nutrition care process consistent with evidence-based standards.

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Assessment

Content

• Medical nutrition therapy, including biochemical and physiological parameters of diseases related to nutrition.
• Nutrition assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and monitoring and evaluation of complex chronic and acute conditions.
• Clinical documentation. 
• Graduate Attribute 1 (Communication 1 - Verbal Communication)
• Graduate Attribute 2 (Communication 2 - Communicating using different media)
• Graduate Attribute 5 (Digital Literacies 1 - Information literacy)