ABCN CNP study plan
ABCN CNP · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Nutrition Science Fundamentals
Map the macronutrient and micronutrient content of 20 common foods from memory, then verify against a reference and correct errors
Explain the digestion, absorption, and transport pathway for each macronutrient in writing without notes
Calculate energy needs for three hypothetical adults using at least two different predictive equations and compare results
List the physiological roles and deficiency signs of 10 key vitamins and minerals
Your checkpoint
A one-page-per-macronutrient summary sheet set (4 sheets) with verified values and self-corrected errors marked
Nutrition Science Fundamentals
Describe the metabolic fate of glucose, fatty acids, and amino acids during fed and fasted states
Differentiate nutrient reference standards (RDA, AI, UL, EAR, AMDR) and apply each to a sample case
Interpret a food label and flag three common consumer misinterpretations
Compare nutrient bioavailability across at least three food matrices
Your checkpoint
A completed nutrient-reference worksheet applying RDA/AI/UL/AMDR to two sample clients with justifications
Assessment and Nutritional Diagnosis
Select appropriate anthropometric, biochemical, clinical, and dietary assessment methods for five contrasting case scenarios
Compute BMI, ideal body weight ranges, and percent weight change from provided numbers
Identify three limitations of 24-hour recalls versus food frequency questionnaires
Draft screening questions that flag malnutrition risk using a validated tool concept
Your checkpoint
Five mini case write-ups (one page each) pairing assessment methods to scenarios with rationale
Nutrition Science Fundamentals & Assessment and Nutritional Diagnosis
Synthesize nutrition science with assessment data to write a nutrition diagnosis statement in PES format for four cases
Distinguish nutrition diagnosis from medical diagnosis in writing
Prioritize competing nutrition problems in a multi-morbidity case
Self-test on Domain 1 and 2 content and log weak areas
Your checkpoint
Four PES-format nutrition diagnosis statements plus a scored self-test log with weak-area list
Nutrition Intervention and Planning
Construct nutrition intervention plans selecting appropriate counseling theories for three behavior profiles
Calculate and adjust enteral or oral nutrition supplement regimens for two sample patients
Apply behavior change techniques such as goal setting and self-monitoring to a written plan
Compare three counseling approaches and justify one per case
Your checkpoint
Three complete intervention plans with goals, strategies, and a one-paragraph rationale each
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Documentation & Professional Practice, Ethics, and Scope of Practice
Write measurable monitoring indicators and evaluation criteria for two intervention plans
Document a nutrition follow-up note using a standard format (e.g., SOAP-style structure) for two cases
Delineate scope-of-practice boundaries and referral triggers across five scenarios
Apply an ethics decision framework to two professional-ethics dilemmas
Your checkpoint
Two monitoring/evaluation plans with indicators plus two complete documentation notes
Foodservice and Nutrition Management & Research, Evidence, and Lifelong Learning
Outline budgeting, purchasing, and inventory controls for a small foodservice operation
Identify food safety critical control points in a sample production flow
Appraise two research articles for study design, bias, and applicability to practice
Translate one evidence-based finding into a practice recommendation with cited rationale
Your checkpoint
A one-page foodservice control-point map plus a two-article critical appraisal summary
Nutrition Science Fundamentals & Assessment and Nutritional Diagnosis & Nutrition Intervention and Planning & Monitoring, Evaluation, and Documentation & Professional Practice, Ethics, and Scope of Practice & Foodservice and Nutrition Management & Research, Evidence, and Lifelong Learning
Complete a timed full-length practice exam under test conditions
Review missed items and categorize errors by domain
Re-drill the three lowest-scoring domains with targeted questions
Write a pre-exam review sheet of high-yield facts flagged during the plan
Your checkpoint
Completed practice exam score report with domain error breakdown and a one-page high-yield review sheet
Milestones
Week 2: Can explain macronutrient metabolism and apply nutrient reference standards without notes; scores 75% or higher on a Domain 1 self-quiz
Week 4: Writes a correct PES-format nutrition diagnosis for a novel case in under 10 minutes; Domain 1 and 2 self-test average at or above 75%
Week 6: Produces a complete SOAP-style note and a monitoring plan with measurable indicators for a new case; correctly identifies scope-of-practice referral triggers in 4 of 5 scenarios
Week 8: Scores at or above 70% overall on the timed practice exam with no single domain below 60%, and has a written remediation list for any weak domain