Elements and Performance Criteria
- Conduct basic nutrition screening
- Confirm the client group for screening with a dietitian
- Use the organisation's established screeningdocumentation to gather client information
- Consult with other appropriate staff before conducting the screening, eg nursing staff
- Explain the screening purpose and process to the client and seek feedback to determine their understanding
- Conduct the screening at a pace and using language appropriate to the clients needs
- Seek appropriate assistance if client participation issues arise
- Tabulate screening results to determine nutritional risk
- Tabulate screening results using organisation procedures
- Identify level of risk ie high, medium, low
- Inform dietitian of high risk clients in a timely manner and according to organisation protocols
- Schedule low risk clients according to re-screening protocols
- File completed and tabulated screening forms according to organisation protocols
- Prepare or arrange supply of nutrition support services for low to medium risk clients under supervision of a dietitian
- Select appropriate nutrition support item or services according to organisation guidelines
- Implement nutrition intervention and communicate with food services, according to organisation requirements
- Prepare the nutrition support item, where necessary
- Seek client feedback about the tolerance of the nutrition support services, and make adjustments if required, and within scope of role and responsibilities as defined by the organisation
- Maintain client records, according to organisation requirements
- Implement special dietary requirements
- Use screening results to determine nutrition intervention
- Refer nutrition intervention to food services, according to organisation protocols
- Seek client feedback about the tolerance of the nutrition intervention, and make adjustments if required, within scope of role and responsibilities as defined by the organisation
- Refer on to dietitian when requirements and issues are beyond scope of roles and responsibilities as defined by the organisation
- Maintain client records, according to organisation requirements