American Dietetic Association revised standards of practice and standards of professional performance for registered Dietitians (generalist, specialty, and advanced) in diabetes care.

摘要

The Diabetes Care and Education Dietetic Practice Group (DCE DPG) of the American Dietetic Association (ADA), under the guidance of the ADA Quality Management Committee and Scope of Dietetics Practice Framework Sub-Committee, has revised the Standards of Practice (SOP) and Standards of Professional Performance (SOPP) for registered dietitians (RDs) in diabetes care (see the Web site exclusive Figures 1, 2, and 3 at www.adajournal.org). The SOP and SOPP for RDs in diabetes care were originally published in 2005 (1) and were scheduled for periodic review and revision. The revised documents reflect advances in diabetes nutrition practice during the past 5 years and replace the 2005 standards. These documents build on the ADA revised 2008 SOP for RDs in nutrition care and SOPP for RDs (2). The SOP in nutrition care address the four steps of the Nutrition Care Process and activities related to patient/ client care (3). They are designed to promote the provision of safe, effective, and efficient food and nutrition services, facilitate evidence-based practice, and serve as a professional evaluation resource. The SOPP are authoritative statements that describe a competent level of behavior in the professional role. Categorized behaviors that correlate with professional performance are divided into six separate standards.