Sphere 1: Ethics and Professionalism.

Accepts responsibility and accountability for providing competent, ethical, customer-centered nutrition and dietetics services

Competency

Performance Indicator

1.1 Identifies with and adheres to the code of ethics for the profession

1.1.1 Accepts own responsibility and accountability for actions and decisions related to customers.

1.1.3 Understands the impact of personal values and beliefs on practice.

1.2 Works within personal and professional limitations and abilities

1.2.2 Identifies the knowledge and skills required to provide service

Sphere 4: Critical Thinking and Decision Making.

Employs critical reasoning and professional judgment in decision making and problem solving relevant to RDN and NDTR scope of practice

Competency

Performance Indicator

4.1 Demonstrates sound professional judgment

and strategic thinking in practice

4.1.1 Demonstrates effective problem solving and professional judgment to address a need.

4.1.2 Interprets and integrates evidence-based research and literature in decision making.

4.1.4 Demonstrates effective, appropriate and timely consultation with experts and others

4.1.5 Recognizes situations where services provided to a customer should be adjusted, limited, modified or discontinued.

Sphere 8: Food, Nutrition and Dietetics and Physical Activity.

Uses current knowledge and skills to convey the specific application of food and nutrition sciences and physical activity in the dietetics profession

Competency

Performance Indicator

8.1 Interprets and applies current food and nutrition science and principles in dietetics practice

8.1.2 Applies knowledge of food and nutrition as well as the biological, physical and social sciences in practice

8.1.3 Integrates knowledge of macronutrients and micronutrients for absorption, digestion and metabolism throughout the life span in practice

8.1.4 Demonstrates knowledge of nutrient requirements throughout the life span and their role in health promotion and disease management.

8.1.5 Applies medical nutrition therapy in disease

prevention and management.

8.2 Recognizes and respects the physical, social, cultural, institutional and economic environments of the individual, group, community and population in practice

8.2.1 Assesses the physical, social and cultural needs of the individual, group, community or population.

8.2.3 Implements individualized services to reflect customer-centered approach as it pertains to the customer’s physical, social, cultural, institutional and economic environment.

8.3 Demonstrates a commitment to maintaining and enhancing knowledge

8.3.1 Maintains the knowledge and skill to manage a variety of disease states and clinical conditions.

8.3.6 Keeps abreast of current nutrition and dietetics knowledge and trends

Sphere 10: Clinical Care

Provides safe, effective and ethical medical nutrition therapy to assist the client in establishing and achieving individual health and nutrition goals tailored to prevent and/or manage disease, injury or condition.

Competency

Performance Indicator

10.2 Implements the Nutrition Care Process to ensure individual health goals are established, monitored and achieved while adhering to the Standards of Practice in Nutrition Care for RDNs

10.2.1 Identifies and selects valid and reliable tools to conduct a comprehensive nutrition assessment.

10.2.3 Analyzes and synthesizes the assessment data to identify nutrition problems following the Standards of Practice in Nutrition Care for RDNs

10.2.4 Integrates foundational dietetics knowledge with critical appraisal of assessment data to diagnose nutrition problems (using problem solving, etiology, signs and symptoms [PES] statements), which can be resolved or improved through treatment or nutrition intervention

10.2.5 Develops nutrition prescription to communicate required food and nutrient needs

10.2.6 Effectively communicates findings and nutrition diagnoses to clients and the health care team

10.2.7 Prioritizes specific nutrition problems

10.2.8 Establishes the plan of care, directly addressing the nutrition diagnosis in collaboration with the patient in defining the time, frequency and duration of the intervention

10.2.9 In collaboration with the client and interdisciplinary team (including NDTRs), selects and implements current and evidence-based nutrition interventions and patient education.