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Managing Chronic Kidney Disease with the Nutrition Care Process

Course Expires April 16, 2027

Credits: 10

Profession: RDN/NDTR

Required Reading 1

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Earn 10 CPEs and improve your clinical skills related to chronic kidney disease with this case based self study course!

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The required reading for this course combines updated guidelines for renal nutrition with the 4 steps of the nutrition care process: assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and monitoring and evaluation. The required reading provides guidance (based on the 2020 Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative {KDOQI} clinical practice guidelines, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Evidence Analysis Library Chronic Kidney Disease guidelines, and recommendations from NKF-KDOQI publication on nutrition, diabetes, and CKD for medical nutrition therapy for stages CKD 1-5, dialysis, and post kidney transplantation.

This course is appropriate for registered dietitian nutritionists and nutrition and dietetic technicians, registered who want to improve their clinical skills related to chronic kidney disease.

A case-study based CPE examination helps the reader apply information in the course to their personal and professional goals, work setting, and patient population.

Purchasing Options: Course includes hard copy, course document, electronic test and 1 certificate with passing grade. If you already have the book, use the “CPE Test only” option.

After completing this continuing professional education course, the learner should be able to:

Interpret and apply evidence-based literature and standards for determining nutritional needs of individuals with chronic kidney disease.
Integrate knowledge of biological, physical, and social sciences with knowledge of food and nutrition to make decisions related to nutrition care for individuals with chronic kidney disease.
Analyze and synthesize assessment data and findings to establish nutrition diagnoses for individuals with chronic kidney disease.
Develop nutrition prescriptions to communicate clients’/patients’ customized diet and nutrition needs to help manage their chronic kidney disease.

This course is intended for: RDNs, NDTRs

CDR Activity Number: 182722 Self Study Activity Type: 720 Printed
CPE Level: II

Suggested CDR Performance Indicators:

8.1.1 Interprets and applies evidence-based literature and standards for determining nutritional needs of target audiences.
8.1.2 Integrates knowledge of biological, physical, and social sciences with knowledge of food and nutrition to make decisions related to nutrition care.
10.2.14 Analyzes and synthesizes assessment data and findings to establish nutrition diagnoses.
10.3.6 Develops nutrition prescriptions to communicate clients’/patients’ customized diet and nutrition needs.

Note: Numerous other Performance Indicators may apply.

The answer to Test Your Knowledge is “d. Phosphorus.”

This self-study course includes required reading, a downloadable course document and an online exam with multiple choice, case study based questions. Upon passing the test, the learner can download and print the certificate.

Required Reading for this Course: Pocket Guide to Chronic Kidney Disease and the Nutrition Care Process, 2^nd edition.

The text/book associated with this course is required solely for the course taker to learn the underlying principles which they will apply in taking a case-study based exam. Neither the authors nor the publishers of the text/book have contributed to or endorsed this course.

Praise for Managing Chronic Kidney Disease with the Nutrition Care Process

I feel this would make an excellent CPE program because it uses very challenging, but realistic case study examples to utilize critical thinking and problem solving for a dietitian working in a CKD or Dialysis setting. This CPE program is short, but packs in great examples of how to manage a patient with CKD or ESRD and does a great job referencing the recommended reading material as well as updated guidelines. I would recommend this course for a good review for a dialysis/CKD dietitian or someone who aspires to learn more on this subject matter!

Managing Chronic Kidney Disease with the Nutrition Care Process Course
Lauren Begnel, RD, CSR, LD

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