Registered dietitian nutritionists and nutrition and dietetics technician, registered, are ethically obligated to maintain personal competence in practice /

Miller-Keane and Otoole define competence as the ability to consistently deliver safe and reliable services. Registered dietitian nutritionists and nutrition and dietetics technicians, registered, who are competent use up-to-date knowledge and skills; make sound decisions based on appropriate data; communicate effectively with patients, customers, and other professionals; critically evaluate their own practice; and improve performance based on self-awareness, applied practice, and feedback from others. Here, Gates and Amaya detail the need for continuing competence of health professionals.

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