Dietitian as Healthcare Profession

Abstract

In this study we try to explore the scope of “dietitian as health care profession” in a holistic context. The main focus of the research is on “what are the tasks of a dietitian and how this profession has emerged” and its relation with “emergence in healthcare services”. The research also analyzes many aspects of “Dietitians as healthcare profession”. Finally the research describes various factors which are required for becoming a professional dietitian.

Dietitian as Healthcare Profession

INTRODUCTION

Dietitian the protected name is a Medical professional career. A dietitian is a person with a qualification in Nutrition & Dietetics recognized by national authority. The dietitian applies the science of nutrition to the feeding and education of groups of people and individuals in health and disease (Scriven, 2005). There is a further division of the dietitians for specialization and field of work, work in the dietitians in Europe:

Administrative Dietitian

An administrative dietitian is the one who works and Focuses Primarily within food service management with responsibility for providing nutritionally adequate, quality food to individuals or groups in health and disease in an institution or a community setting (Miller & Gallicchio, 2007).

Clinical Dietitian

A Clinical dietitian has responsibility for planning, education, supervision and evaluation of a clinically devised eating plan to restore the client / patient to functional nutritional health. Clinical dietitians can work in primary care as well as in institutions (Science of Nutrition in Medicine and Healthcare, n.d ).

Public Health or Community Dietitian

Public Health or Community Dietitian directly involved in health promotion and policy formulation that leads to the promotion food choice amongst individuals and groups to improve or maintain their health and nutritional Minimizes risk nutritionally derived from illness (Meyer, 2009).

Research Question

How did the professiona of dietitian emerge?

What are the major duties of a dietitian?

Research Methodology

The research methodology will be founded on a secondary analysis of data by previously accessible data on the features of organ transplant and its ethical implications. We will provide a comprehensive scientific prose on the field using the resources so that we may be able to provide valid and reliable material in order to reach an explicit conclusion. The analysis will be based on the researches, most preferable by entomologists and scientists.

We will go about the study in a systematic manner in which we will assess various components of the topic based on the data that is previously available. The main focus of the secondary research is to evaluate the key conceits behind the topic and based on that information, we can make recommendations for the future. This study will incorporate the collection, sorting, identifying, analysis, deciphering and concluding on the basis of the data that was gathered.

DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

The History of Profession Dietitians

In Europe, nurses prepared in kitchens of hospitals for medically prescribed diets of the patients. Mid 20s further vocational qualification for dietician was introduced, which was a short time later widened as two-year training for dietician. In the 30 years, established the title dietitian, and created the first diet ...