Computer-simulated clinical encounter. II. Case flow and program content.
The completed computer-simulated case study provides the student with a written model of all components and steps involved in providing nutritional care to a patient. The completed study provides the instructor with a written record of the student's knowledge, her/his response to the patient's inquiries, and her/his organization of the clinical encounter and patient counseling. It is through this written record that student and instructor can analyze and strengthen the student's clinical skills.