Overview

This unit builds on earlier units to develop competencies in the management of client-centred medical nutrition therapy of complex diseases and multiple comorbidities. This unit prepares students for supervised work-integrated clinical practice in subsequent units.

Requisites

Prerequisites
DET70003 Medical Nutrition Therapy A
DET70002 Nutrition Education and Counselling

Rules

Pre-requisite
DET70003 Medical Nutrition Therapy A
AND
DET70002 Nutrition Assessment and Education

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Summer
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
06-January-2025
16-February-2025
Last self-enrolment date
06-January-2025
Census date
17-January-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
31-January-2025
Results released date
04-March-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Critically evaluate nutrition assessment data to diagnose the nutrition status of individuals with complex acute and chronic medical conditions and multiple comorbidities.
  • Articulate and prioritise accurate nutrition diagnoses using standardised terminology, linking diagnosis rationale to specific assessment findings.
  • Devise dietetic interventions based on evidence-based dietetic practice for complex acute and chronic medical conditions, and multiple comorbidities.
  • Formulate appropriate dietetic intervention monitoring and evaluation plans for complex acute and chronic medical conditions and multiple comorbidities.
  • Competently complete the nutrition care process consistent with evidence-based standards.

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-campus
Class		15.00 2 weeks 30
On-campus
Workshop		15.00 2 weeks 30
Specified Activities
Various		2.00 12 weeks 24
Unspecified Activities
Various		5.50 12 weeks 66
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Assignment 1 Individual  30%  2,3,4
Oral Presentation Individual  30%  1,2,3,4,5 
Test Individual  40% 1,2,3,4,5

Content

  • Medical nutrition therapy, including biochemical and physiological parameters of diseases related to nutrition.
  • Nutrition assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and monitoring and evaluation of complex chronic and acute conditions.
  • Complementary and alternative nutrition and herbal therapies/supplements.
  • Clinical documentation. 
  • Graduate Attribute 1 (Communication 1 - Verbal Communication)
  • Graduate Attribute 2 (Communication 2 - Communicating using different media)
  • Graduate Attribute 5 (Digital Literacies 1 - Information literacy)

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.