Essential skills: It is critical that the candidate demonstrate the ability to effectively do the task outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage the task and manage contingencies in the context of the identified work role This includes the ability to: Analyse data from physical examinations and/or laboratory investigations Analyse the dietary intake of clients Assess nutritional needs and determine the most appropriate modifications to the client's diet Assess the need for laboratory investigations Assess the nutritional value of food components in common diets Conduct a physical examination Conduct appropriate tests and examinations and determine the outcomes Construct diets to prevent the onset of disease Demonstrate critical reasoning skills Demonstrate problem solving skills Determine the nutritional and dietary needs of clients with specific conditions and diseases Determine the nutritional requirements of clients for a range of human conditions including pregnancy and lactation, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood (male/female), old age, health and fitness Determine the potential impact of diet on the condition or disease state Discuss dietary changes with the client Ensure that all treatment care delivered is appropriate to relevant legislature and regulatory requirements Establish the stage of development of a condition or disease state Identify the signs and symptoms of the onset of a condition or disease Modify diet with consideration to cultural and lifestyle factors Reflect in the design and implementation of any treatment plan, the overriding principle of herbal medicine philosophy, which is treatment of the individual |