营养学学士

康复科学系提供营养学士学位。秋季学期每年招收一组学生，然后学生必须参加指定的连续学期才能完成课程。营养学家在医疗保健领域工作，他们运用科学知识和技能在临床和社区环境中为患者和客户提供有效的营养保健。饮食从业人员使用批判性思维技巧来评估患者的营养状况，并提供循证的营养护理和医学营养疗法。在饮食实践的各个级别，都需要熟练执行营养干预措施和监测营养疗法的有效性。跨学科的医疗保健团队利用注册营养师的专业知识来计划，实施和评估针对各种疾病状况或疾病预防的患者的营养疗法。营养学家为患者和客户提供营养教育和咨询，门诊环
The Department of Rehabilitative Sciences offers a B.S. degree in nutrition. One cohort per year is admitted in the fall semester, and students must then attend designated consecutive semesters to complete the program. Dietetics professionals work in health care settings where they apply scientific knowledge and skills to provide effective nutritional care of patients and clients in clinical and community settings. The dietetics practitioner uses critical thinking skills in assessing nutritional status of patients and providing evidenced-based nutrition care and medical nutrition therapy. Skillfulness in implementing nutrition interventions and monitoring the effectiveness of nutrition therapy is required at all levels of dietetics practice. The interdisciplinary health care team utilizes the expertise of the registered dietitian in planning, implementing, and evaluating nutrition therapy for patients with various disease conditions or in disease prevention. Dietetics professionals provide nutrition education and counseling to patients and clients, health coaching in out-patient settings, diabetes education and training, monitoring tube feedings or nutrition support for patients in critical care units, management of clinical nutrition departments or health care food service operations.