Management Practice in Dietetics provides readers with clear, relevant examples of critical management principles and the ways in which they can be applied within foodservice, clinical nutrition, and community nutrition management.

The book demonstrates how leadership in dietetics and nutrition fits into the management structure of organizations. Students become familiar with management tools such as decision-making, communication, and marketing. The book addresses specific competencies that are required for accreditation of academic and supervised practice programs in dietetics, and are included in the credentialing examinations for registered dietitian nutritionists (RDN) and nutrition and dietetics technicians, registered (NDTR). Specific topics include developing and motivating employees, employee discipline, material management, workflow and production, budgeting, information management, and sustainability.

The fifth edition covers new topics, including how to best support individuals transitioning from staff to management or leadership, active listening, protecting one's image on social media, cultural competency, how to successfully advertise jobs, how to set rate of pay, scientific management, creating a culture of process improvement, biodiversity, and more.

Written in an accessible style, Management Practice in Dietetics is designed for accredited dietetics education programs.

Formato	Tapa suave
Número de Páginas	656
Lenguaje	Inglés
Editorial	Cognella Academic Publishing
Fecha de Publicación	2021-02-09
Dimensiones	10.0" x 8.0" x 1.32" pulgadas
Letra Grande	No
Con Ilustraciones	No
Temas	Salud y Condición Física

Booth, Patricia A.

Patricia A. Booth earned her Master of Science degree in nutrition and medical dietetics at University of Illinois at Chicago and completed her dietetic internship at Barnes Hospital in Missouri. Most recently, she served as the director of nutrition services and the dietetic internship at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, San Francisco. She is the author of numerous publications and an active member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the California Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. She was awarded the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Outstanding Dietitian of the Year and the Dolores Nyhus Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement in 2015.

Hudson, Nancy R.

Nancy R. Hudson earned her Master of Science degree at the University of Kansas and completed her training as a registered dietitian at the university's medical center. Her career spans more than forty years, and includes teaching posts at the University of Connecticut School of Allied Health Professions, the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of California, Davis. She has worked as a dietitian and nutritionist in hospitals and is the author of numerous professional publications. She is the recipient of the Outstanding Dietetic Education Award from the American Dietetic Association and the California Dietetic Association's Excellence in Education Award, and was granted an honorary doctorate from the Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences.