CNC CERTIFIED NUTRITION COACH STUDY GUIDE.docx

NASM CNC Study Guide – Flashcards, Quizzes, & Exam Prep Chapter 1: Introduction Profile of NUTRITION COACH Motivator  You will attempt to form strong bonds with clients.  You should leverage the education you have on nutrition in order to increase your success as a coach, reduce the amount of client turnover that you have, and to maximize the adherence of your clients. Communicator  Engage in interactions with your clients that are successful.  Consult with and coach clients face to face or online. Authenticator  Separate the facts from the fiction for your clients. Protector  Supply nutrition programs that are safe, comprehensive, and empowering for clients.  Stay in the scope of practice for nutrition coaches. Guide

 Host seminars and events.  Give recommendations that are helpful for navigating the challenges in the real world. Educator  Evaluate the behaviors and patterns of your clients with tools and assessments.  Give educational information to clients. Nutrition Architect  Make programs based on evidence and guide the clients in their use.  Give the proven methods for clients to reach their goals. Chapter 2: Scope of Practice Chapter Goals:  Describe the Nutrition Coach’s role.  Define the nutritional professional’s scope of practice.  Determine when you should refer someone to another nutrition or other type of professional.  Identify the expectations that people have for nutrition coaches.  Differentiate among the different professions in nutrition.

Scope of Practice for Allied Health Professionals The scope of practice is defined as the limitations and the boundaries of some of the medical interventions someone is allowed to perform. This scope of practice applies to clinical and licensed professionals in addition to those that are not. All governing bodies have a range of responsibilities and requirements for licensing that are established. Typically, the scope of practice includes the caseloads, the guidelines of the practice, and the recommendations for when to refer someone. The profession of RDN, registered dietitian nutritionist, is similar to a nutrition coach with NASM, but there are major differences. RDNs will have earned a minimum of a bachelor’s degree from a university or a college. Some other licensed healthcare professionals providing nutritional advice are: Physician assistants, Doctors of Pharmacy, Advanced registered nurse practitioners, and certified diabetes educators. Licensed people can be legal on a state or a federal level. The prerequisites of the licensing will include formal education and training, pre-determined contact hours, and the completion of successful standardized testing. Most of the healthcare providers out there will require a form of licensure. Certified professionals are people that have participated in some educational course and then successfully done a test that is written, practical, or both of them. The Healthcare Continuum Healthcare costs increase, and the emphasis on care for prevention becomes a priority.

Since the emphasis shifts more onto the prevention of disease, the nutrition coaches can provide some valuable service in keeping people healthy and avoiding any kind of disability or chronic disease. Large hospitals have begun to put their emphasis on wellness and giving affordable services for care and guidance. Client Confidentiality This is a very important part of the job in the health industry. This confidentiality means that coaches should not discuss the personal issues that their clients have with any other person unless you have been given their consent. If you are using their information is some way, then any distinguishing features and their name should be omitted. Expectations of the Nutrition Coach Nutrition coaches will need to have a working knowledge of basic nutrition and coaching services. Some things a nutrition coach can do these:  Look at the current plans and give general advice.  Recommend that clients talk supplements and their use with RDNs, physicians, or pharmacists.  Promote the guidelines for calories that are given by the USDA.  Recommend dietary modifications.  Guide the general healthy population.  Give exercise and physical activity guidelines.  Some things a nutrition coach can’t do:  Give specific meal plans.  Suggest very large calorie restrictions.  Tell the clients to use supplements or vitamin dosages.  Provide nutritional therapy for the treatment and prevention of diseases.  Promote fasts, detoxes, and other extreme practices.

Providing Healthy Eating Guidelines Nutrition coaches are not there to give specific meal plans, but instead incorporate balanced eating for their clients. The resources used are for the most part free for the public to use. The Scope of the Process: Assess, Educate, Implement Nutrition coaches can also help to facilitate an action plan for their clients. It is important for the client and coach to spend time going over the why’s for what they will be doing in the action plan. Assess This may have questionnaires, verbal interviews, and body comp assessments. Some of the questions to be asked:  Client nutritional goals  Personal stumbling blocks  Food aversions  Triggers  Exercising habits  Daily activity patterns  Physical Assessments  Height  Weight  Body comp  Girth measurements Food Journals These are done in 3 – 5 day journals, and of the most value when the client has a goal of losing weight. This is used for seeing what kind of daily habits, food intake, and associated behaviors someone has.

Nutrient trackers Online trackers give a more detailed assessment into the overall nutritional intake. These trackers give information regarding the macro and the micronutrients we are taking into our bodies. Educate The role of the nutrition coach is to give clients general diet advice that is found in the current scientific evidence. Information needs to be:  Highly relevant  Perceived to have importance  Practical  Based on some previous experience The coaches serve to stop the confusion that people get from the media channels and the assortment of places that advertise and influence people. Implement It is beyond the nutrition coach to give any specific exercise programs unless they are currently a personal trainer or some other health professional that has the right education and training. Beyond the Scope of the Nutrition Coach The role of the coach is providing the best possible course of action and recognizing the needs of the client outside of the scope of practice. This means that a referral may be needed at times. Disordered Eating The nutrition coach is not within the scope of practice if they assist with disordered eating diagnosis or anything else. The coach can look for warning signs of the disorder. But instead of trying to solve it, they should simply refer the client to another professional that works with these cases.

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