Unit Code: DNU604

Unit Name: Clinical Dietetic I

Description: This course is designed to provide students with the clinical dietetic care of individuals who are not well in the hospital. Students will learn how to modify hospital regular diets to meet the nutritional requirement for a patient to assist in recovery. The course will also explore the different modes of feeding which are administered to patients who are unable to gain nutrition orally. The nutrition assessment concepts and approaches will be covered in-depth within this course. The importance of the health care team initiative will be explored and the importance of communicating nutrition related information to patients. The course will also introduce students to on-site attachment in the clinical setting and to observe and apply the nutritional assessment techniques.

Learning Target Outcomes: On successful completion of this course, the students will be able to : 1. Discuss the nutrition care process concept to the care of patients. 2. Relate the holistic approach to patient care. 3. Describe the contributing factors to diet related problems in children and adults in the Pacific Island Countries (PIC). 4. Apply appropriate nutritional assessment techniques of individual in clinical settings in an ethical and professional manner. 5. Design the nutrition care plan for gastrointestinal diseases. 6. Discuss the different modes of feeding.

Prerequisite: DNU501, HBI503 & HBI504

Prerequisite Sentence: N/A

Credit Point: 15

Offered In: Semester 1