Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 Introduction & Objectives
Chapter 2 Foundations for Clinical Proficiency in NFPE
Chapter 3 Overall Appearance, Vital Signs, & Hydration
Status
Chapter 4 Tools for Assessing Skin
Chapter 5 Hair & Nails
Chapter 6 Head, Eyes, Nose, Throat, Oral Cavity
Chapter 7 Upper Torso & Abdomen
Chapter 8 Lower Body Extremity Function & Malnutrition
Chapter 9 Tools for Assessing Bone Health
Chapter 10 Malnutrition in Pediatrics
Chapter 11 Teleconsultation for Nutrition Focused Physical
Exams
Course Objectives:
- Analyze relationships between nutrition status indicators and changes in overall health.
- Integrate NFPE as a component of Nutrition Care Process in your clinical practice.
- Identify potential nutrient deficiencies or toxicities associated with changes in skin, hair and nails, head, eyes, nose, mouth, upper torso, abdomen and musculoskeletal system using NFPE.
- Incorporate techniques for identifying characteristics of malnutrition in your clinical practice.
- Incorporate techniques for assessing oral health, swallowing, and mastication in your clinical practice.
- Incorporate techniques used to identify micronutrient and macronutrient deficiencies or toxicities using NFPE.
- Integrates foundational dietetics knowledge with critical appraisal of assessment data to diagnose nutrition problems, which can be resolved or improved through treatment or nutrition intervention.
Essential Practice Competencies
4.1 Demonstrates sound professional judgment and strategic thinking in practice.
4.1.2 Interprets and integrates evidence-based research and literature in decision making.
4.1.4 Demonstrates effective, appropriate and timely consultation with experts and others.
10.1 Performs nutrition and health screenings to evaluate individual health, malnutrition and disease while adhering to the Standards of Practice (SOP) in Nutrition Care for RDNs.
10.1.1 Identifies and selects valid and reliable screening tool(s) to obtain and verify relevant data in support of nutrition assessment.
10.2 Implements the Nutrition Care Process to ensure individual health goals are established monitored and achieved while adhering to the Standards of Practice in Nutrition Care for RDNs
10.2.1 Identifies and selects valid and reliable tools to conduct a comprehensive nutrition assessment.
10.2.2 Works collaboratively with interdisciplinary team to identify and implement valid and reliable nutrition assessment tools to support access to care.
10.2.4 Integrates foundational dietetics knowledge with critical appraisal of assessment data to diagnose nutrition problems (using problem solving, etiology, signs and symptoms [PES] statements), which can be resolved or improved through treatment or nutrition intervention.
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