NUT5001 · Introduction to nutrition and dietetics practice

Overview

This unit introduces you to the practice of nutrition and dietetics. You will develop a comprehensive understanding of the role of the dietitian in utilising nutrition in the prevention and management of disease across the continuum of care and a range of communication strategies. The unit will also provide significant opportunities for you to investigate and develop personal and professional identities and will extend your ability to reflect on skills required for professional practice. An introductory placement in a health care setting will allow you to develop understanding of the roles of the dietitian within the healthcare system, practise core dietetic skills and work as a member of an interdisciplinary team.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook lists an examination for this unit.

Assessment in this unit includes hurdle assessment tasks. Failure of any hurdle assessment task may result in failure of the unit

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

Learning outcomes

1. Examine personal and professional identity and professionalism for dietetic practice and integrate these into personal and professional learning.
2. Apply understandings of dietetic roles and practice across the continuum of care, from individuals to populations.
3. Employ core dietetic practice skills, including data collection and interpretation, assessment, communication and intervention strategies to formulate, implement and evaluate effective person-centred nutrition care for the treatment and prevention of disease.
4. Practice safely and professionally, as part of a dietetic and inter-professional team.
5. Apply nutrition counselling theory and utilise a range of communication strategies in developing practical, relevant and targeted nutrition conversations and interventions for diverse audiences across the continuum of care.
6. Integrate critical reflection and reflexivity, effective professional and personal communication skills and teamwork to illustrate problem solving.
7. Synthesise and communicate evidence-based findings and translate these into dietetic professional practice.

Workload

2hrs per week recorded lectures and reading own time over 10 weeks (pre-class) = 20hrs 8hrs per week workshops (4 x 2hr workshops) real time over 10 weeks (in-class) = 80hrs 2 x 3hr and 1 x 1hr clinical simulation practical activities = 7hrs* *Please note that this is the actual contact time you will have for clinical simulation practical activities. These activities will be timetabled for 3 x 8hrs but you will be allocated to a set timeslot in groups.

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