Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare appropriate education/information resources for dietary education
- Obtain client education requirements from the dietitian
- Check with the dietitian for details of the education process, timing of the process and monitoring and evaluation requirements
- Check with the dietitian for details about possible client indicators that may need to be considered
- Gather basic educational materials and products according to the directions of the dietitian
- Develop or modify resources under the direction of the dietitian, as required
- Check with the dietitian that materials and products are appropriate for the client's setting
- Determine client availability
- Provide basic dietary and nutrition information/education to the client
- Confirm the purpose of the information/education, based on the diet plan with the client
- Guide the client to ensure that meal choices are consistent with the nutritional care plan designed by the dietitian
- Provide practical dietary education to support meal and food choices consistent with nutrition care plan
- Use appropriate nutrition and dietetic resources and equipment
- Seek feedback on the client's understanding
- Provide feedback to the dietitian on client food and meal choices
- Monitor client response to the information/education
- Monitor client according to nutrition care plan, appropriate monitoring strategies
- Identify client deviations from the nutrition care plan and report to dietitian
- Identify other indicators requiring dietary intervention in line with organisation procedures and protocols
- Report identified requirements for dietary intervention to the dietitian
- Seek client feedback on satisfaction with the dietetic service
- Clean and store materials and equipment
- Use and clean any equipment according to manufacturers requirements
- Store educational materials and any equipment according to manufacturers requirements and organisation protocols
- Report equipment faults to appropriate person
- Report educational material requirements such as need to re-stock according to organisation protocols
- Document client information