Abstract
A prospective, one-group, pre-post test design was used to determine change in knowledge and attitudes of registered dietitians in long-term care settings regarding the use of the nutrition care process and model and the international dietetics and nutrition terminology. Sixty registered dietitian participants, employed by 4 US long-term health care services companies, completed a Web-based course module including pre- and posttests. Following the intervention, knowledge (p < .01, paired-samples t test) and attitude scores (p < .01, paired-samples t tests) increased significantly. Educational interventions targeted to the long-term care practice setting can improve nutrition care process and model and the International Dietetics and Nutrition Terminology knowledge and attitudes as measured by pre-post tests. Further research with a larger sample size is needed.