Centre For Health, Community and Wellbeing

E-Nutrition for Dietitian Assistants

Project Team

• Kerry Plunkett Project manager

• Véronique Gouneau Subject expert

• Helen Lynch Flex-Ed staff

Object:

1. Introduces and presents content learning sequences containing resources, activities and supports for the underpinning knowledge

2. Provides opportunities for assessment/ RPL which tests the application of underpinning knowledge via scenarios common to the workplace

Learning design

Welcome to e-learning for “Provide basic dietary and nutrition information/education to the client”

This forms part of the competency “support the provision of basic nutrition advice/education”. The activities offered here are on-line. To access them, you just need to click on the relevant links. You will be given different case-studies of clients with different disorders. The exercises will test your communication skills and knowledge of diets and menu plans appropriate to various diseases and conditionsAt the completion of the exercises you are expected to be able to provide adequate dietary and nutrition education to a client for any of the disorders described. To be competent, you will need to successfully complete all the activities and assessments. You can do them in any order.If you are not sure about your answers you can check by clicking one of the links on the top menu bar. These link you to a range of resources about nutrition and diet including samples of documents that you can find in your workplace.

CommunicationDiseases, disorders, Conditions Scenarios

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Sequences:

1. Communication – client interviews

2. Disease, Disorders and Conditions

Learning design

Learn: Present summary of underpinning knowledge and access to further resources

See: Provide contextualised example to demonstrate how knowledge is applied

Apply: Complete activity (quiz, forum posting, workplace short answer activity) to demonstrate understanding

CommunicationCommunication is an important part of providing dietary and nutritional education to a client. Following hospital procedures when speaking with a client, establishing rapport, listening actively and questioning effectively contribute to your success in assisting a patient to understand his/her nutritional needs and make the right diet and menu selections.

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ScenariosThere are three scenarios in this section. Each portrays a patient with a different disease, disorder or condition. In the course of your work as a nutrition assistant you will be required to provide dietary/nutritional education to patients with problems like those depicted in these scenarios. Choose a scenario and download and complete the activity sheet. When you have done this email the completed sheet to your CIT facilitator. You may use the resources in the top menu bar at any time to help you complete the activity and each scenario presented in a different format

Scenario 1 (video): The Man with the Broken JawScenario 2 (audio)Scenario 3 (text)

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The Man with the Broken Jaw

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Download and complete the assessment activity critiquing the case study and download the assessment checklist for your supervisor to sign off.

Communication Diseases, disorders, conditions Scenarios

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Recognition of Prior LearningIf you think you know enough about communicating effectively with clients and about some of the Diseases, Disorders and Conditions for which you will have to provide basic dietary and nutritional information/education please complete the pre entry activity below:When you have completed the activity save it on your own computer, print a copy and give it to your CIT facilitator or workplace supervisor who will decide whether you can move straight to the scenario assessment which will allow you to demonstrate your competence.Pre assessment activity: provide basic dietary and nutritional education

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Nutrition Background: addressing range statement and essential

knowledge Examples

Some useful annotated resources:• Food Safety• Basic Food Safety in the kitchen

• Quizzes• Created in Respondus for further flash

development

• Workplace documents• Hospital menus created as flash quizzes

Quizzes and Workplace documents