TY - JOUR
T1 - Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
T2 - Revised 2022 Standards of Practice and Standards of Professional Performance for Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (Competent, Proficient, and Expert) in Public Health and Community Nutrition
AU - Bruening, Meg
AU - Perkins, Sandra
AU - Udarbe, Adrienne
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
PY - 2022/9
Y1 - 2022/9
N2 - Awareness of the social determinants of health has been increasing in recent years. These include equitable access to health care and foods that support healthy eating patterns. A wide range of issues related to these determinants influence practice in the public health and community nutrition field. In response to these evolving needs, the Public Health and Community Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group, with guidance from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Quality Management Committee, has developed Standards of Practice and Standards of Professional Performance as a tool for Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDNs) currently in practice or interested in working in public health and community nutrition, to assess their current skill levels and to identify areas for professional development. The Standards of Practice address the four steps of the Nutrition Care Process for community and public health RDNs: assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation/monitoring. The Standards of Professional Performance consists of six domains of professional performance for community and public health RDNs: Quality in Practice, Competence and Accountability, Provision of Services, Application of Research, Communication and Application of Knowledge, and Utilization and Management of Resources. Within each standard, specific indicators provide measurable action statements that illustrate the ways in which RDNs can address population nutrition and health. The indicators describe three skill levels (Competent, Proficient, and Expert) for RDNs. These tools highlight the unique scope of expertise that RDNs provide to the field of public health and community nutrition.
AB - Awareness of the social determinants of health has been increasing in recent years. These include equitable access to health care and foods that support healthy eating patterns. A wide range of issues related to these determinants influence practice in the public health and community nutrition field. In response to these evolving needs, the Public Health and Community Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group, with guidance from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Quality Management Committee, has developed Standards of Practice and Standards of Professional Performance as a tool for Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDNs) currently in practice or interested in working in public health and community nutrition, to assess their current skill levels and to identify areas for professional development. The Standards of Practice address the four steps of the Nutrition Care Process for community and public health RDNs: assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation/monitoring. The Standards of Professional Performance consists of six domains of professional performance for community and public health RDNs: Quality in Practice, Competence and Accountability, Provision of Services, Application of Research, Communication and Application of Knowledge, and Utilization and Management of Resources. Within each standard, specific indicators provide measurable action statements that illustrate the ways in which RDNs can address population nutrition and health. The indicators describe three skill levels (Competent, Proficient, and Expert) for RDNs. These tools highlight the unique scope of expertise that RDNs provide to the field of public health and community nutrition.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jand.2022.04.005
DO - 10.1016/j.jand.2022.04.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 35988945
AN - SCOPUS:85137009227
SN - 2212-2672
VL - 122
SP - 1744-1763.e49
JO - Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
JF - Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
IS - 9
ER -