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School: Medical and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Medical Nutrition Therapy 1

  • Unit Code

    NUT6101

  • Year

    2016

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit is the first of two units in which you will learn the nutritional care process to support your counselling in clinical dietetic practice and the profession. You will be required to draw on and apply knowledge gained in prior units of biochemistry and metabolism, physiology and nutritional assessment to provide a plausible scientific rationale for practice.

Prerequisite Rule

(Students must pass 1 units from NUT4441, NUT5112 AND Students must pass 1 units from NUT4443, NUT5113 AND Students must pass 1 units from NUT4449, NUT5115)

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded NUT4446

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Assess the main impacts that diseases have on the bodys systems and relevance to nutrition practice.
  2. Communicate the diet-disease process in the context of the nutrition care plan using appropriate medical terminology for specialists and non-specialists.
  3. Critically analyse changing biochemical, clinical and social/behavioural circumstances to monitor patient outcomes.
  4. Critically evaluate the role of nutrition in the aetiology and treatment of selected medical conditions.
  5. Demonstrate critical thinking skills and an evidence-based approach to collect and assess appropriate data, and diagnose key nutrition-related issues.
  6. Prioritise steps of the nutrition care process to complete within a timeframe appropriate for performance in a professional setting.
  7. Transform data into recommendations to meet individual nutritional and therapeutic needs for a range of clients in a clinical setting.

Unit Content

  1. Nutrition care plans for specified disease conditions in a diverse range of clients.
  2. Nutrition management processes in relation to specific disease conditions.
  3. Nutritional assessment tools for clients in a clinical setting.
  4. Pathophysiology of, and medical nutrition therapy for: - obesity and bariatrics - cardiovascular disease - diabetes - mental health - food allergy and intolerances - paediatrics - eating disorders
  5. Principles of enteral and parenteral nutrition support.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, tutorials, case studies, visiting clinical expert lectures. The unit comprises a series of lectures and tutorials on the aetiology, clinical aspects and nutritional management of selected diseases. Tutorials are interactive and students work in groups to consolidate lecture material and develop clinical reasoning skills by solving case studies.These activities are designed to prepare students for their placement in individual case management.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit plan may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ExaminationMid-semester examination25%
Assignment ^Case study25%
Examination ^End of semester examination50%

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

  • ^ Stewart, R. (Ed.). (2012). The handbook of clinical nutrition and dietetics (4th ed.). Brisbane, QLD: Australian Publishing. www.australiandietitian.com
  • ^ Mahan, L., & Escott-Stump, S. (2012). Krause's food & the nutrition care process (13th ed.). St Louis, MO: Elsevier/Saunders.
  • Rolfes, S., Pinna, K., & Whitney, E. (2009). Understanding normal and clinical nutrition (8th ed.). Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth.
  • US National Library of Medicine National Institute of Health (NIH). Medical dictionary: MedlinePlus. Bethesda, MA. URL:http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mplusdictionary.html
  • Katz, D. (2008). Nutrition in clinical practice (2nd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
  • DeBruyne, L., Pinna, K., & Whitney, E. (2008). Nutrition and diet therapy. Principles and practice (7th ed.). Belmont, CA: Thomson Learning.
  • Boullatta, J.,& Armenti, V. (Eds.). (2010). Handbook of drug-nutrient interactions (2nd ed.). Totowa, NJ: Humana Press.
  • Bloch, A. (Ed.). (2007). Issues and choices in clinical nutrition practice. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
  • Ross, A., Caballero, B., Cousins, R., Tucker, K., Ziegler, T. (2013). Modern nutrition in health and disease (11th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
  • Thomas, B., & Bishop, J. (Eds.). (2007). Manual of dietetic practice (4th ed.). Oxford, England: Blackwell Science.
  • Escott-Stump, S. (2008). Nutrition and diagnosis-related care (6th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Medical and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Medical Nutrition Therapy 1

  • Unit Code

    NUT6101

  • Year

    2016

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit is the first of two units in which you will learn the nutritional care process to support your counselling in clinical dietetic practice and the profession. You will be required to draw on and apply knowledge gained in prior units of biochemistry and metabolism, physiology and nutritional assessment to provide a plausible scientific rationale for practice.

Prerequisite Rule

(Students must pass 1 units from NUT4441, NUT5112 AND Students must pass 1 units from NUT4443, NUT5113 AND Students must pass 1 units from NUT4449, NUT5115)

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded NUT4446

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Assess the main impacts that diseases have on the bodys systems and relevance to nutrition practice.
  2. Communicate the diet-disease process in the context of the nutrition care plan using appropriate medical terminology for specialists and non-specialists.
  3. Critically analyse changing biochemical, clinical and social/behavioural circumstances to monitor patient outcomes.
  4. Critically evaluate the role of nutrition in the aetiology and treatment of selected medical conditions.
  5. Demonstrate critical thinking skills and an evidence-based approach to collect and assess appropriate data, and diagnose key nutrition-related issues.
  6. Prioritise steps of the nutrition care process to complete within a timeframe appropriate for performance in a professional setting.
  7. Transform data into recommendations to meet individual nutritional and therapeutic needs for a range of clients in a clinical setting.

Unit Content

  1. Nutrition care plans for specified disease conditions in a diverse range of clients.
  2. Nutrition management processes in relation to specific disease conditions.
  3. Nutritional assessment tools for clients in a clinical setting.
  4. Pathophysiology of, and medical nutrition therapy for: - obesity and bariatrics - cardiovascular disease - diabetes - mental health - food allergy and intolerances - paediatrics - eating disorders
  5. Principles of enteral and parenteral nutrition support.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, tutorials, case studies, visiting clinical expert lectures. The unit comprises a series of lectures and tutorials on the aetiology, clinical aspects and nutritional management of selected diseases. Tutorials are interactive and students work in groups to consolidate lecture material and develop clinical reasoning skills by solving case studies.These activities are designed to prepare students for their placement in individual case management.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit plan may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ExaminationMid-semester examination25%
Assignment ^Case study25%
Examination ^End of semester examination50%

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

  • ^ Stewart, R. (Ed.). (2012). The handbook of clinical nutrition and dietetics (4th ed.). Brisbane, QLD: Australian Publishing. www.australiandietitian.com
  • ^ Mahan, L., & Escott-Stump, S. (2012). Krause's food & the nutrition care process (13th ed.). St Louis, MO: Elsevier/Saunders.
  • Rolfes, S., Pinna, K., & Whitney, E. (2009). Understanding normal and clinical nutrition (8th ed.). Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth.
  • US National Library of Medicine National Institute of Health (NIH). Medical dictionary: MedlinePlus. Bethesda, MA. URL:http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mplusdictionary.html
  • Katz, D. (2008). Nutrition in clinical practice (2nd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
  • DeBruyne, L., Pinna, K., & Whitney, E. (2008). Nutrition and diet therapy. Principles and practice (7th ed.). Belmont, CA: Thomson Learning.
  • Boullatta, J.,& Armenti, V. (Eds.). (2010). Handbook of drug-nutrient interactions (2nd ed.). Totowa, NJ: Humana Press.
  • Bloch, A. (Ed.). (2007). Issues and choices in clinical nutrition practice. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
  • Ross, A., Caballero, B., Cousins, R., Tucker, K., Ziegler, T. (2013). Modern nutrition in health and disease (11th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
  • Thomas, B., & Bishop, J. (Eds.). (2007). Manual of dietetic practice (4th ed.). Oxford, England: Blackwell Science.
  • Escott-Stump, S. (2008). Nutrition and diagnosis-related care (6th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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