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From the Academy Standards of Practice and Professional Performance
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition: Revised 2021 Standards of Practice and Standards of Professional Performance for Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (Competent, Proficient, and Expert) in Nutrition Support
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Vol. 121Issue 10p2071–2086.e59Published in issue: October, 2021
- Mandy L. Corrigan
- Elizabeth Bobo
- Christina Rollins
- Kris M. Mogensen
Cited in Scopus: 2
Nutrition support is a therapy that crosses all ages, diseases, and conditions as health care practitioners strive to meet the nutritional requirements of individuals who are unable to meet nutritional and/or hydration needs with oral intake alone. Registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs), as integral members of the nutrition support team provide needed information, such as identification of malnutrition risk, macro- and micronutrient requirements, and type of nutrition support therapy (eg, enteral or parenteral), including the route (eg, nasogastric vs nasojejunal or tunneled catheter vs port).