American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition and American Dietetic Association: Standards of Practice and Standards of Professional Performance for Registered Dietitians (Generalist, Specialty, and Advanced) in Nutrition Support

摘要

Atask force composed of members of the Dietetics Practice Section of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.) and the Dietitians in Nutrition Support Dietetic Practice Group (DNS DPG) of the American Dietetic Association(ADA) under the guidance of the A.S.P.E.N. Clinical Practice Committee and ADA Quality Management Committee has developed Standards of Practice and Standards of Professional Performance for Registered Dietitians (RDs) in Nutrition Support (Figures 1, 2,and 3, available online at www.adajournal. org). These documents are built on ADA's Standards of Practice in Nutrition Care and Standards of Professional Performance (1) found in ADA's Scope of Dietetics Practice Framework (2). The standards build on andupdate the 2000 A.S.P.E.N. Standards of Practice for Nutrition Support Dietitians (approved by the A.S.P.E.N. Standards Committee and Board of Directors and published in Nutrition in Clinical Practice in February 2000) (3). The 2000 standards, based ona role delineation study conducted by the National Board of Nutrition Support Certification (4), were reviewed by a wide variety of members and leaders within ADA and A.S.P.E.N. and were approved by ADA Quality Management Committee for approval and adoption by ADA (5). A.S.P.E.N. and ADA have demonstrated a more than 10-year commitment to collaboration on standards. Both organizations remain committed to a robust standards development and review process, and A.S.P.E.N. has recently published results ofa survey designed to make the standards and guidelines process even more effective (6).