If this is your first NCPro case study, please watch the Welcome Video below.
Your first task is to watch the Student Tools and Resource videos (Sidebar right).
Once you've watched the videos, read through the Case Contents and Client Story (Menu Tabs above).
Case Contents
Before you begin your activities, please verify you have read and understood the critical case study
information including:
| Case component | Time commitment |
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10 minutes |
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10 minutes |
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30 minutes |
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30 minutes |
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60 minutes (minimum) |
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20 minutes |
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20 minutes |
Be sure to allow enough time to familiarise yourself with the patient and complete the case activities. Refer to the time commitments outlined in the table for each section to ensure you complete the activities efficiently and meet the required competencies. It often takes students up to 5½ hours to complete their first case activities. You will become more efficient as you progress eventually completing the consultation activities within 90 minutes.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this case, you will be competent to:
Describe overweight and obesity
Describe associated risks and risk factors
Assess food and nutrition history information specific to overweight/obesity
- Estimate energy and macronutrient intake
- Assess nutritional status of a patient who is overweight/obese
- Estimate energy requirements
- Assess knowledge, beliefs, attitudes and behaviors
Select Nutrition Diagnoses and create PES Statements for a patient with overweight/obesity
Select Nutrition Interventions for a patient with overweight/obesity
- Develop a Nutrition Prescription
- Select Nutrition Education and Nutrition Counseling approaches and strategies
- Identify specific behavioral-change targets
Develop a Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for a patient with overweight/obesity
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