Validation of Nutrition Standardized Language—Next Steps

To provide a model for quality care and outcomes management, the Nutrition Care Process (NCP) and standardized language were introduced in 2003 by the American Dietetic Association (ADA). The standardized language, published in the International Dietetics & Nutrition Terminology (IDNT) Reference...

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Published in:Journal of the American Dietetic Association 2010-06, Vol.110 (6), p.832-835
Main Authors: Ritter-Gooder, Paula, PhD, RD, LMNT, Lewis, Nancy M., PhD, RD, FADA
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dietetics
Dietetics - methods
Dietetics - standards
Dietitians
Documentation - methods
Documentation - standards
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Humans
Internal Medicine
Language
Nutrition
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
Quality of care
Quality of Health Care
Reference Standards
Semantics
Societies
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Summary:To provide a model for quality care and outcomes management, the Nutrition Care Process (NCP) and standardized language were introduced in 2003 by the American Dietetic Association (ADA). The standardized language, published in the International Dietetics & Nutrition Terminology (IDNT) Reference Manual: Standardized Language for the Nutrition Care Process, is designed to facilitate communication, improve care, and close the gap in health care quality. When registered dietitians (RDs) are oriented to a nutrition care process, improvement in their documentation of nutrition care occurs. Since the introduction of the NCP and standardized language, RDs and dietetic technicians, registered (DTRs), have begun to adopt the process and language into their practice. Here, Ritter-Gooder explains why validation of the standardized language is needed to make the language accurate and meaningful for practice and describes how validation is conducted using RDs.
ISSN:0002-8223
2212-2672
1878-3570
2212-2680
DOI:10.1016/j.jada.2010.04.016