The Attitudes of Registered Dietitian Nutritionists on Incorporating the ASPEN Standardized Competencies for Parenteral Nutrition Prescribing
Objective: Provide the intern an opportunity to address a need related to an emerging trend in either clinical, community, or foodservice management dietetics. The project will allow the intern to utilize the systems theory and a process approach to identify a research need, develop and implement a research design and method, analyze results and apply findings in dietetics practice.
Competencies Met:
CRD 2.11 Demonstrate professional attributes within various organizational cultures
CRD 2.8 Apply leadership principles achieve desired outcomes
CRD 3.2 Demonstrate effective communications skills for clinical and customer services in a variety of formats
CRD 3.4 Deliver respectful, science-based answers to consumer questions concerning emerging trends
CRD 4.5 Use current informatics technology to develop, store, retrieve and disseminate information and data
CRD 2.11 Demonstrate professional attributes within various organizational cultures
CRD 2.8 Apply leadership principles achieve desired outcomes
CRD 3.2 Demonstrate effective communications skills for clinical and customer services in a variety of formats
CRD 3.4 Deliver respectful, science-based answers to consumer questions concerning emerging trends
CRD 4.5 Use current informatics technology to develop, store, retrieve and disseminate information and data
Abstract: Parenteral nutrition may be necessary when oral nutrition is contraindicated. There are potential risks with parenteral nutrition delivery if not administered correctly. The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) recently established a tool to aid practitioners in establishing competency for those involved with parenteral nutrition. This tool is designed to establish competency prior to practitioners gaining parenteral nutrition order-writing privileges. The goal of the tool is to establish requirements that must be met to ensure practitioners are knowledgeable and providing the highest level of care possible. The objective of this study was to determine the attitudes of registered dietitian nutritionists on incorporating the ASPEN standardized competencies for parenteral nutrition prescribing. A nine question survey was developed to ask RDNs how they felt about parenteral nutrition competency requirements. The survey also asked questions related to knowledge and competency requirements within each RDNs healthcare facility. Two-hundred, twenty-nine RDNs responded to the survey. It was determined that 61.5% of RDNs were not aware of ASPEN’s new order writing tool. It was also determined that 95% of RDNs agreed that a standardized competency model for gaining parenteral nutrition order writing privileges would improve safe and effective parenteral nutrition prescribing. This paper examines the feelings of RDNs related to requiring standardized competencies prior to gaining parenteral nutrition order-writing privileges. Research of current parenteral nutrition practices is discussed along with the barriers and potential complications that can arise from not having standardized competencies in place.
Supporting Documents: Emerging Trends Poster, Emerging Trends Report
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