DIT 114 - Medical Nutrition Therapy

Credits: 4
4 Lecture Hours

Prerequisites: DIT 103 and DIT 106
Co-requisites: ALH 140

Description
This course introduces the student to the concept of modifying the general diet to meet various medical conditions. Principles of patient interviewing, analysis of the patient’s nutritional needs and the interpretation of food restrictions in menu planning and food shopping are presented, utilizing the Nutrition Care Process. The physical, psychological and the social needs of the patient are presented with emphasis on their nutritional consequences. This course includes the study of the nutritional care of the patient with upper and lower gastrointestinal disorders, weight management, diabetes and related endocrine disorders, coronary heart disease, atherosclerosis, enteral feeding, total parenteral nutrition (TPN), liver disorders, renal disease, cancer HIV/AIDS and feeding disabilities. This course requires a per credit health career fee; check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate.

Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will:

Assess nutritional status of patients/clients with specific disease states.
Explain concepts of complementary and alternative medicine.
Identify basic drug-nutrition, nutrient-nutrient interactions.
Demonstrate how to locate, interpret, evaluate and use professional literature to make ethical, evidence-based practice decisions related to the dietetics technician level of practice (KNDT 1.1).
Select and use appropriate current information technologies to locate and apply evidence-based guidelines and protocols (KNDT 1.2).
Apply critical thinking skills (KNDT1.3).
Identify and describe the work of interprofessional teams and the roles of others with whom the nutrition and dietetics technician, registered (NDTR) collaborates in the delivery of food and nutrition services (KNDT 2.4).
Demonstrate an understanding of the Nutrition Care Process and clinical workflow elements for nutrition screening for referral to the registered dietitian nutritionist, collection of assessment data, nutrition interventions and monitoring strategies appropriate for the technician level of practice (KNDT 3.1).

Listed Topics

Nutrition assessment
Nutrition and illness
Energy management
Diabetes mellitus
Gastrointestinal disorders
Enteral/parenteral feeding
Complementary/alternative medicine
Cardiovascular disease
Liver disorders
Renal disease
Cancer
HIV/AIDS
Feeding disabilities

Reference Materials
Textbook, case studies, textbook companion website

Students who successfully complete this course acquire general knowledge, skills and abilities that align with CCAC’s definition of an educated person. Specifically, this course fulfills these General Education Goals:

Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Quantitative & Scientific Reasoning

Approved By: Dr. Quintin B. Bullock Date Approved: 12/15/2021

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