Medical Nutrition Therapy II.

Catalog description

The study of nutrition services in the health care system and the nutritional care of the individuals during illness. It includes understanding of medical terminology, physiological changes in the disease states, nutrition assessment, developing plan of care, documentation, application of nutrition therapy in medical conditions, and total quality management of clinical nutrition. Part 2 of a two-part course. Prerequisites: DIET 275 Seminar in Practice, DIET 431 Medical Nutrition Therapy I, DIET 422 Nutrition and the Community; Co-requisites: DIET 410 Nutrition Counseling Practicum.