LEEDS BECKETT UNIVERSITY
CARE PLAN FOR
DIETETIC STUDENTS ON
CLINICAL PLACEMENT
Student Dietitian
Date
Supervising Dietitian
Date
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Introduction
During your Placement you will be expected to complete a care plan. Details of the expected
content are provided in this pack.
The care plan will contribute to the assessment of the following learning outcomes:LO1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9
Guidelines
 The care plan is an opportunity to fully review the care of one patient in any setting it is not
intended to be a lengthy theoretical document
 The aim of the care plan is for you to apply theory to practice and to use knowledge and
clinical reasoning to demonstrate understanding of all elements of the care of a patient
 The care plan should be appropriate to dietetic practice and to that end the following
methods of presentation can apply:
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Present orally to a small group of dietitians
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Present/discuss at a clinical supervision session
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Discuss at an MDT
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Present/discuss at a ward round
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Oral discussion via a teaching clinic
(your supervisor will guide as to how the care plan should be presented)
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The care plan presentation should be approximately 10 minutes in length
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Supervisors assessing the care plan should receive your completed care plan report prior
to the presentation so your supervisors can make notes for discussion
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The care plan report should be no more than 4 sides of A4
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Action points to improve skills/ knowledge should be agreed between supervisor and
student at feedback/feed forward meeting
Selection of a an appropriate patient
Your supervising dietitians will guide you in the selection of a suitable patient and to ensure
that the patient has consented to being used for the purposes of this study.
Where possible, you should try to select a patient with whom you are involved in their
dietetic care to ensure that this work remains a practical exercise. This will allow your skills
and abilities to respond to changing situations to be assessed.
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Good practice tips –student
1. Any acronyms for example NG, PEG should only be used if they have been previously
defined
2. Always report units of measurement
3. Critically justify your work . Do not just report information, show that you understand what it
means and can apply it to your patient
4. This is also an exercise in professional documentation. Use professional language and
terminology at all times e.g. ‘feeder’/ monitor ‘bloods’ are inappropriate terms
5. Report accurately and specifically , i.e. for biochemistry ‘ below normal’ , ‘low’ are not
acceptable descriptors
Assessor Tips
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Assessors should ask questions following the presentation to clarify points in the care plan.
This will provide students with the opportunity to show what they have learnt or to review
areas that remain unclear .Please note on the care plan report what areas are to be
queried
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The assessors should write notes on the care plan report to facilitate learning and should
together with the student produce a number of action points
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Please ensure that the care plans are scrutinised and students are carefully questioned to
facilitate a full and clear understanding on the part of the student.
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Care Plan Template
Setting:
Gender:
Age:
Date of Admission / Appointment
Date of Initial Dietetic Referral
Date of Initial Dietetic Therapy
Presenting Complaint
Diagnosis
Past Medical History
Relevant Medical / Surgical Treatment Since Admission (if appropriate to setting)
Relevant Medication (action / side effects and any affect on nutrition)
Social Information
Patient’s Understanding of Their Referral or Condition
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Objective Data:
Date:
Relevant Biochemical Results and Interpretation
Component
Results
Reference
Range
Interpretation
Weight:
Height:
BMI:
History of any recent weight changes and reasons for this
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Assessment
Diet History / Typical Day
 State where history relates to i.e. Either the patient’s intake at home or in hospital and how you
have obtained
 Calculate the approximate energy and protein intake. State how you have calculated
 Depending on your patient you may need to calculate other nutrients, justify your decisions
Food Item & Amount
Energy
(kcals)
Protein (g)
Breakfast
Mid-Morning
Lunch
Mid-Afternoon
Evening Meal
Supper / Bedtime /
Night-time
Total:
Calculate the patient’s nutritional requirements: justify why you have chosen the factors used
Calculation
Justification
Energy
Protein / Nitrogen
Fluid
Other
What dietetic and other problems need to be considered, how could these be overcome?
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Plan
What were the objectives of dietetic treatment?
Outline a dietetic treatment plan for your patient: Justify and clinically reason your chosen treatments:
List the members of staff or carers that you communicated with: State briefly what was said, their
roles in the care of your patient and how you worked together:
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On-going Monitoring and Review: What methods of monitoring you would use and why. Outline what
you will be looking for in each instance
Outline your follow up treatment plan
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