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Dietetic scope of practice, based on the ICDEPs - correct answer ✔✔ RD standards of practice
are equivalent to the...
professional, employment, personal - correct answer ✔✔ What are the three different scopes
of practice in dietetics?
Within professional
Not within employment
Not within individual scope - correct answer ✔✔ A public health nutritionist delivers
presentations at family resource centers on general nutrition guidelines. A member of the public
asks the nutritionist a question about her infant who has gastrointestinal reflux. Is answering
this question within her professional scope of practice? Personal scope? Employment scope?
Within professional scope
Within employment scope
Not within individual scope - correct answer ✔✔ A dietitian works within a primary health care
clinic with a speech language pathologist, physician and physiotherapist. The dietitian's client is
reporting signs of dysphagia. The dietitian does not have current knowledge or skills to perform
a bedside swallow assessment, although the SLP has the ability. Does this activity fall with their
professional scope of practice? Personal scope? Employment scope?
Refer to the SLP for a swallowing assessment. Work with the SLP to implement nutrition care
plans. - correct answer ✔✔ A dietitian works within a primary health care clinic with a speech
language pathologist, physician and physiotherapist. The dietitian's client is reporting signs of
dysphagia. The dietitian does not have current knowledge or skills to perform a bedside swallow
assessment, although the SLP has the ability. What is the dietitian's role in providing care?
, False - correct answer ✔✔ All dietitians of Canada have the exact same scope of practice. True
or false?
True - correct answer ✔✔ Scope of practice statements define the roles of practice with respect
to other professions. True or false?
False - the provincial/territorial colleges - correct answer ✔✔ Protecting public trust and
ensuring the quality of dietetic service is the responsibility of the Dietitians Canada
1. Transition
2. Application
3. Attainment
4. Maitenance
5. Promotion - correct answer ✔✔ The practice of dietetics and nutrition means the
_______________ and ________________ of the scientific knowledge of foods and human
nutrition towards the _______________ , _______________ and _______________ of health of
individuals, groups and the community (AAMT, 1992).
1. Professional
2. Legal
3. Ethical
4. Practice - correct answer ✔✔ Dietitians practice with _______________ ,
_______________and _______________ standards and they monitor their _______________
according to these standards.
this refers to the dietitian profession Scope of practice - What dietitians are allowed to, what
distinguishes them from other professions - correct answer ✔✔ Professional Scope of Practice
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Dietetic scope of practice, based on the ICDEPs - correct answer ✔✔ RD standards of practice
are equivalent to the...
professional, employment, personal - correct answer ✔✔ What are the three different scopes
of practice in dietetics?
Within professional
Not within employment
Not within individual scope - correct answer ✔✔ A public health nutritionist delivers
presentations at family resource centers on general nutrition guidelines. A member of the public
asks the nutritionist a question about her infant who has gastrointestinal reflux. Is answering
this question within her professional scope of practice? Personal scope? Employment scope?
Within professional scope
Within employment scope
Not within individual scope - correct answer ✔✔ A dietitian works within a primary health care
clinic with a speech language pathologist, physician and physiotherapist. The dietitian's client is
reporting signs of dysphagia. The dietitian does not have current knowledge or skills to perform
a bedside swallow assessment, although the SLP has the ability. Does this activity fall with their
professional scope of practice? Personal scope? Employment scope?
Refer to the SLP for a swallowing assessment. Work with the SLP to implement nutrition care
plans. - correct answer ✔✔ A dietitian works within a primary health care clinic with a speech
language pathologist, physician and physiotherapist. The dietitian's client is reporting signs of
dysphagia. The dietitian does not have current knowledge or skills to perform a bedside swallow
assessment, although the SLP has the ability. What is the dietitian's role in providing care?
, False - correct answer ✔✔ All dietitians of Canada have the exact same scope of practice. True
or false?
True - correct answer ✔✔ Scope of practice statements define the roles of practice with respect
to other professions. True or false?
False - the provincial/territorial colleges - correct answer ✔✔ Protecting public trust and
ensuring the quality of dietetic service is the responsibility of the Dietitians Canada
1. Transition
2. Application
3. Attainment
4. Maitenance
5. Promotion - correct answer ✔✔ The practice of dietetics and nutrition means the
_______________ and ________________ of the scientific knowledge of foods and human
nutrition towards the _______________ , _______________ and _______________ of health of
individuals, groups and the community (AAMT, 1992).
1. Professional
2. Legal
3. Ethical
4. Practice - correct answer ✔✔ Dietitians practice with _______________ ,
_______________and _______________ standards and they monitor their _______________
according to these standards.
this refers to the dietitian profession Scope of practice - What dietitians are allowed to, what
distinguishes them from other professions - correct answer ✔✔ Professional Scope of Practice
