Course outline
Code: NUT302
Title: Medical Nutrition Therapy 2
Faculty of: Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Teaching Session: Semester 2
Year: 2015
Course Coordinator: Dr Hattie Wright Tel: 5459 4775 Email: hwright@usc.edu.au
Course Moderator: Judith Tweedie
1.
What is this course about?
1.1
Course description
This course introduces you to the role of medical nutrition therapy in the prevention and treatment of
clinical diseases and disorders. This course aims to develop your clinical knowledge and problem solving
skills relevant to nutrition disorders, including aetiology & pathophysiology, as well as the nutrition care
process including assessment, diagnosis, nutrition intervention planning, intervention evaluation and
outcome management. The course includes topics in medical nutrition therapy for trauma and injury,
nutritional support, renal disease, hepatobiliary disorders, and eating disorders.
1.2
Course content
Nutrition therapy for:
• Hepatobiliary disease
• Trauma and hypermetabolism
• Renal disease
• Eating disorders
• Nutrition support in clinical settings
2.
Unit value
12 units
Version Semester 2 2015
Recfind File Number: F14965
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3.
How does this course contribute to my learning?
On successful completion of this course you
should be able to:
You will be assessed on the
learning outcome in task/s:
Completing these tasks
successfully will contribute
to you becoming:
Describe the aetiology, pathophysiology and
medical nutritional therapy of clinical
diseases and nutritional disorders.
Apply the nutrition care process to the
medical nutritional therapy of individuals
with clinical diseases and nutritional
disorders, that individualise client needs in a
timely manner
Use clinical reasoning to evaluate and justify
nutrition intervention plans in relation to
best evidence.
Tasks 2 and 3
Knowledgeable.
Tasks 1 and 2
Empowered.
Task 1, 2 and 3
Creative and critical thinkers.
4.
Am I eligible to enrol in this course?
Refer to the Undergraduate Coursework Programs and Awards - Academic Policy for definitions of “prerequisites, co-requisites and anti-requisites”
4.1
Enrolment restrictions
Students must be enrolled in SC353
4.2
Pre-requisites
LFS303 and NUT351
4.3
Co-requisites
Nil
4.4
Anti-requisites
Nil
4.5
Specific assumed prior knowledge and skills (optional)
It is assumed that students will have knowledge and skills in nutrition assessment, the nutrition care
process and pathophysiology
5.
How am I going to be assessed?
5.1
Grading scale
Standard – High Distinction (HD), Distinction (DN), Credit (CR), Pass (PS), Fail (FL)
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5.2
Assessment tasks
Task
No.
NUT302
Assessment Tasks
Individual
or Group
Individual
Weighting
%
30%
What is the
duration /
length?
1000 words
each
1
Nutrition care
plan reports
2
Clinical reasoning
assessment
Individual
30%
Final Exam
Individual
40%
oral
presentation
in 25 minutes
2 hours
3
When should I
submit?
Where should I
submit it?
Practice round:
Week 4
Summative:
Week 9
Week 13
Practice round: In
class
Summative:
Safe Assign
In class
Central exam
period
N/A
100%
Assessment Task 1: Nutrition care plan reports
Goal:
Product:
Format:
Criteria
To apply the nutrition care process to individuals with a clinical disease or nutrition disorder. You
should be able to write do a nutritional assessment, write a nutrition diagnosis (PESS) statement,
develop an individualised nutrition intervention plan, review your plan, and justify your nutrition
management in relation to best evidence.
Two written nutrition care plan reports of 1000 words each using the Entry Chart template
You will be provided with two case study scenarios related to a clinical disease or nutritional
disorder. You will follow guidelines to create a nutrition care plan for each case study. You will be
required to interpret and evaluate nutrition information; write a relevant nutrition diagnosis/es;
develop nutrition goals, objectives and strategies; monitor and review your nutrition intervention
plan; and justify your intervention plan in relation to best evidence.
The first NCP will be a practice round and will not be graded but will go through a peer review
process. You will receive and give critical and constructive feedback using the same rubric that will
be used for the final submission through safe assign. Report one will be submitted in class in week
4 for peer review and feedback will be given in week 7 in class.
The second NCP will be submitted in week 9 through SafeAssign on Blackboard.
Accurate interpretation and evaluation of nutrition assessment data.
Accurate nutritional diagnosis (PES) statement
Relevant and appropriate nutrition intervention plan
that relate to the nutrition diagnosis, medical problem, and individual needs, beliefs and values.
Justification of nutritional management plan reflects best evidence
Writing style is acceptable in an academic or professional environment
Meets formatting and referencing standards
Generic skill assessed
Skill assessment level
Problem solving
Developing
Organisation
Developing
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Assessment Task 2: Clinical reasoning assessment
Goal:
This task is designed to prepare you for Work Integrated Learning where you need to use clinical
reasoning in the development of an individualised nutrition care plan using the nutrition care
process in a timely manner.
Product: 25 minute oral assessment task
Format:
In week 13 you will do the oral assessment task. You will be provided with a case scenario and
given 60 minutes to prepare your case to interpret the nutritional assessment information,
formulate a nutrition diagnosis, identify key nutrition priorities and formulate a nutrition
intervention plan. You will then conduct an oral assessment where you will present your case to a
panel of two (2) assessors. You will aim to present your nutrition care plan (verbally) in a
maximum of 15 minutes during which you will justify your nutrition intervention plan referring to
the evidence and your clinical reasoning for designing your intervention plan. Then 10 minutes will
be allocated for questions by the assessors. During the semester you will be given opportunity to
apply the nutrition care process to mock cases and will practice communicating your nutrition care
plan in class to your peers. This will enable you to seek feedback on your skills and identify areas
for improvement to help you to demonstrate competency in the oral assessment task.
Criteria
 Accurate interpretation and evaluation of nutrition information
 Accurate diagnoses of nutrition problem
 Appropriate identification of key nutrition priorities
 Appropriate nutrition intervention plan
 Clearly justify nutrition intervention plan
 Ability to present logical, structured information orally
Generic skill assessed
Skill assessment level
Problem solving
Graduate
Problem solving
Developing
Communication
Developing
Assessment Task 3: Final Exam
Goal:
To demonstrate current knowledge of the theory of human nutrition and dietetics and related
practice
Product: Final exam to be sat during official central exam period
Format:
Written exam of 2 hours duration
Criteria
Demonstrates knowledge of the aetiology, pathophysiology and medical nutritional therapy of
clinical diseases and nutritional disorders.
Uses best evidence to apply the nutrition care process to the medical nutritional therapy of
individuals with clinical diseases and nutritional disorders
Generic skill assessed
Skill assessment level
Problem solving
Developing
5.3
Additional assessment requirements
Blackboard
As a student enrolled in this course you will have access to course information on the Blackboard site. You
are strongly recommended to log onto the course site on a regular basis. All course announcements,
course changes, posting of course materials and grades (via My Interim Results) will be accessed through
Blackboard. It is your responsibility to ensure you have adequate internet access (either off campus or oncampus) in order to access Blackboard regularly and to complete required assessment tasks.
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Safe Assign
In order to minimise incidents of plagiarism and collusion, this course may require that some of its
assessment tasks are submitted electronically via Safe Assign. This software allows for text comparisons to
be made between the students submitted assessment item and all other work that Safe Assign has access
to. If required, details of how to submit via Safe Assign will be provided on the Blackboard site of the
course.
Eligibility for Supplementary Assessment
Your eligibility for supplementary assessment in a course is dependent of the following conditions applying:
a)
The final mark is in the percentage range 47% to 49.4%
b)
The course is graded using the Standard Grading scale
c)
You have not failed an assessment task in the course due to academic misconduct
5.4
Submission penalties
Late submission of assessment tasks will be penalised at the following maximum rate:
 5% (of the assessment task’s identified value) per day for the first two days from the date identified
as the due date for the assessment task.
 10% (of the assessment task’s identified value) for the third day
 20% (of the assessment task’s identified value) for the fourth day and subsequent days up to and
including seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task.
 A result of zero is awarded for an assessment task submitted after seven days from the date
identified as the due date for the assessment task.
Weekdays and weekends are included in the calculation of days late.
To request an extension you must contact your course coordinator to negotiate an outcome.
6. How is the course offered?
6.1
Directed study hours
Lectures – 1 hour each week
Workshop – 3 hours each week
6.2
Teaching semester/session(s) offered
Semester 2
6.3
Course activities
Teaching
Week /
Module
1
What key concepts/content will I
learn?
2
Introduction to course
Nutritional Support
Nutrition Support
3
Trauma
4
Hypermetabolism
5
Malnutrition
What activities will I engage in to learn the
concepts/content?
Directed Study Activities
Independent Study
Activities
Lecture
Pre- and post-class activity
Workshop
as indicated on Blackboard
Lecture
Pre- and post-class activity
Workshop
as indicated on Blackboard
Lecture
Pre- and post-class activity
Workshop
as indicated on Blackboard
Lecture
Pre- and post-class activity
Workshop
as indicated on Blackboard
Lecture
Pre- and post-class activity
Workshop
as indicated on Blackboard
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6
Oncology
Lecture
Workshop
7
Aged care
Lecture
Workshop
8
Hospital visit
9
Renal disease
Lecture
Workshop
10
Hepatobilliary disorders
Lecture
Workshop
11
Pulmonary disease
Lecture
Workshop
12
Eating disorders
Lecture
Workshop
13
Oral assessment task
Oral assessment task
Please note that the course activities may be subject to variation.
Pre- and post-class activity
as indicated on Blackboard
Pre- and post-class activity
as indicated on Blackboard
Pre- and post-class activity
as indicated on Blackboard
Pre- and post-class activity
as indicated on Blackboard
Pre- and post-class activity
as indicated on Blackboard
Pre- and post-class activity
as indicated on Blackboard
7. What resources do I need to undertake this course?
7.1
Prescribed text(s)
Please note that you need to have regular access to the resource(s) listed below. You only need to choose
one of these resources:
Author
Gandy J.
Year
2014
Title
The Manual of Dietetic Practice,
5th Edition
Publisher
Wiley Blackwell
2012/2015
Handbook of Nutrition and
Dietetics, 4th/5th Edition
School of Public Health, Griffith
University
Plus
Stewart, R.
7.2
Required and recommended readings
Lists of required and recommended readings may be found for this course on its Blackboard site. These
materials/readings will assist you in preparing for tutorials and assignments, and will provide further
information regarding particular aspects of your course.
7.3
Specific requirements
There are no specific requirements for this course
7.4
Risk management
There is minimal health and safety risk in this course. It is your responsibility to familiarise yourself with the
Health and Safety policies and procedures applicable within campus areas.
8.
How can I obtain help with my studies?
In the first instance you should contact your tutor, then the Course Coordinator. Student Life and Learning
provides additional assistance to all students through Peer Advisors and Academic Skills Advisors. You can
drop in or book an appointment. To book: Tel: +61 7 5430 1226 or Email:
studentlifeandlearning@usc.edu.au
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9.
Links to relevant University policies and procedures
For more information on Academic Learning & Teaching categories including:
 Assessment: Courses and Coursework Programs
 Review of Assessment and Final Grades
 Supplementary Assessment
 Administration of Central Examinations
 Deferred Examinations
 Student Academic Misconduct
 Students with a Disability
http://www.usc.edu.au/university/governance-and-executive/policies-and-procedures#academic-learningand-teaching
10. Faculty specific information
General enquiries and student support
Faculty Student Support Office
Tel: +61 7 5430 2869
Fax: +61 7 5456 5010
Email: SHEinfo@usc.edu.au