CDR RD study plan

Map the four steps of the Nutrition Care Process and write full ADIME notes for six patient vignettes spanning obesity, diabetes, and renal disease

Calculate energy, protein, and fluid needs for ten clinical profiles using at least two predictive equations and compare the results

Build a one-page reference sheet of physical assessment markers (anthropometrics, biochemistries, clinical signs) and test yourself on it daily

Complete 50 practice questions on nutrition assessment and laboratory values, then log every missed item by cause

Differentiate medical nutrition therapy for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and hypertension by writing a comparison chart of intervention priorities

Interpret 15 sets of lab values (glucose, A1c, lipids, electrolytes, BUN/creatinine) and justify one nutrition recommendation for each

Explain the digestion, absorption, and transport of macronutrients in writing, then self-quiz until you reach 90% accuracy

Counsel through three role-played scenarios using motivational interviewing, and score your own adherence to the technique

Diagram macronutrient and micronutrient metabolism pathways and state the rate-limiting step and regulatory hormone for each

Compare nutrient needs across the lifecycle (infancy through older adulthood, pregnancy, lactation) in a single reference table

Identify drug-nutrient interactions for the 15 most commonly tested medication classes and state the appropriate nutrition action

Complete 50 practice questions on biochemistry and lifecycle nutrition, and re-teach each missed concept aloud in under two minutes

Design a 12-week nutrition education plan for a group program, specifying audience, theory basis, session objectives, and evaluation method

Select and justify appropriate screening tools and referral criteria for three distinct community populations

Practice four counseling/behavior-change scenarios (stages of change, self-monitoring, relapse prevention) and critique your own responses against a rubric

Take a 60-question timed Domain 2 self-exam and rework every wrong answer until you can explain it without notes

Re-audit your Domain 2 error log and resolve the five weakest subtopics with targeted notes and 25 new questions

Outline the management functions (planning, organizing, directing, controlling) and apply each to a foodservice department scenario

Draft a staffing plan and a job description for a clinical dietitian and a foodservice supervisor, including productivity standards

Build a departmental operating budget with line items for labor, food, and supplies, and calculate cost per meal

Compare leadership styles and conflict-resolution approaches, then write a response to three employee-relations scenarios

Design a quality-improvement cycle (indicator, benchmark, monitor, corrective action) for one clinical and one foodservice process

Explain the regulatory and accrediting standards that govern food safety, sanitation, and human resources in nutrition services

Complete 50 practice questions on management and human resources, and convert each miss into a one-line decision rule

Trace a food product from procurement through service, stating the flow-of-food steps and the control points at each stage

Compare five foodservice production systems (conventional, commissary, ready-prepared, assembly-serve, cook-chill) on equipment, labor, and cost tradeoffs

Calculate food cost percentage, inventory turnover, and portions-per-labor-hour from supplied raw numbers

Identify critical control points in a HACCP plan and write corrective actions for three breach scenarios

Take two full-length timed practice exams under test-day conditions and record domain-level subscores

Rank all domains by subscore and re-study the two weakest areas for at least three hours total

Recite from memory the key formulas, reference values, and decision rules collected across all eight weeks

Simulate exam-day logistics: confirm registration, identification, arrival time, and break strategy in writing