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Focus Area Scope and Standards for RDNs

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Focus Area Standards of Practice and Standards of Professional Performance are tools used by RDNs  for self-assessment, professional development and advancement of practice. Learn more by reviewing articles from the Journal collections, or the available Highlights below.

*Note: Starting on January 1, 2026, the Global Malnutrition Composite Score (GMCS) will transition to the Malnutrition Care Score (MCS), with the inclusion criteria for hospitalized patients broadened to incorporate individuals aged 18 years and older (previously applied to individuals 65 years and older). All Scope and Standards of Practice articles that use GMCS terminology are considered accurate as of the publication date. Practitioners are responsible for staying informed about current updates. For the most up to date measure information, please click here.

 

Focus Area Standards with CDR Specialist Credentials Journal Collection

 

Focus Area Standards for RDNs Journal Collection

  • Clinical Nutrition Management (SOPP only)
  • Diabetes Care
  • Eating Disorders
  • Education of Nutrition and Dietetics Practitioners (SOPP only)
    • Effective March 2025, The Revised 2018 Standards of Professional Performance for RDNs (Competent, Proficient, and Expert) in Education of Nutrition and Dietetics Practitioner will be retired. For resources related to this focus area see Nutrition and Dietetic Educators and Preceptors (NDEP), CDR’s website for Program Directors, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND), and the Essential Practice Competencies.
  • Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
  • Management of Food and Nutrition Systems (SOPP only)
  • Mental Health and Addictions
  • Nutrition in Integrative and Functional Medicine
  • Nutrition Support (Joint Publication with the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition)
  • Public Health and Community Nutrition
  • Sustainable, Resilient, and Healthy Food and Water Systems (SOPP only)

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