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Ethical Issues for Students
ETHICAL ISSUES, SUCH AS DISHONESTY, plagiarism, and confidentiality, are regularly faced by nutrition/dietetics students as well as by their professors and preceptors. The Code of Ethics for the Profession of Dietetics provides a roadmap to evaluate ethical situations that occur, and applies to student members of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (Academy) as well as to practitioners.1 In addition to the Code of Ethics, students must also be aware of the integrity policies at their schools as well as the privacy policies (The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 [HIPAA]) of the organizations in which they are placed for practice.English as a Second Language Dietetics Students: Lessons from Nursing to Facilitate Learning Experiences in Dietetic Internships
Diversity in dietetics, as in all health care fields, is necessary to provide quality care to all patients. Social and ethnic differences in health care providers can lead consumers to avoid seeking care or prohibit them from sharing vital data with practitioners necessary for accurate diagnosis and the development of effective treatment plans (1). Registered dietitians (RDs) are needed that have the ability to tailor prevention and treatment strategies to meet the needs of minority groups, especially because many of these groups are at higher risk for obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and other nutrition-related diseases (1).
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