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Dietetic programs are being challenged to enhance clinical reasoning skills in their undergraduate students in an effort to better prepare their graduates for the internship experience. To meet this challenge, an interactive, multimedia simulation was developed on CD-ROM to enhance problem-solving skills. One hundred forty-three senior level students from ten dietetic programs in the United States...
A computer-based simulation system (CPSS) was developed to include three realistic scenarios of patients with cardiovascular disease. Beginning dietetic interns used either these simulations or an alternative computer tutorial (NCPT) during their internship orientation. During the subsequent eight weeks of clinical rotations, interns were evaluated weekly by their clinical preceptors. Performance...
Fifty-five dietetic interns from eight different programs used three computer-based simulations of patients with cardiovascular disease during the orientation phase of the internship. Users were asked to assess each patient and develop a nutrition care plan. The simulations included a medical record and other information typically available for a newly hospitalized patient. A main menu of eight choices...
More than 12% of the US population suffers from hunger. Not-for-profit food distribution organizations, including food banks, food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters, and other food programs, help provide for the nutritional needs of more than 25 million Americans each year. Because many states do not require licensing or registration, it is difficult to accurately determine the number or...