How can the learning program prepare foods and nutrition graduates for internship?
Several graduates of food and nutrition programs (i.e. degree programs) who are seeking health care experience as a diet technician prior to their internship have completed this learning program. It has been our recommendation that these individuals also write the qualifying examination to obtain membership in the Canadian Society of Nutrition Management (CSNM). We have employed diet technicians (with nutrition degrees) who have acquired sufficient health care experience to successfully obtain an internship. This learning program enables diet technicians to work alongside dietitians, which fosters an excellent understanding of the dietitian’s role. The limitations of working at the level of a technician is understood because their work is supervised by dietitians. Diet technicians in direct patient care roles develop skills in nutrition screening, monitoring, patient interviewing and documentation in the patient health record. These skills are an important foundation for competency dev
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