Publications
Notice: The NSCDN became the Nova Scotia Regulator of Dietetics (NSRD) on August 20, 2025. All standards and documents remain valid. Website content is being updated to reflect this change
POLICIES & POSITION STATEMENTS
- Position Statement: Use of Social Media in Dietetic Practice
- Position Statement on the Recommendation, Endorsement and Sale of Products
- Registration Policies
- Active Practice Policy
- Virtual Practice Policy
- Dual Licensure
PUBLICATIONS
- Standards of Practice
- Standards of Practice Q&A
- Code of Ethics
- Sexual Misconduct and Sexual Abuse Standard
- Jurisprudence Handbook
- Documentation Guidelines
- Guidelines for Self-Employed Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Integrated Competencies for Dietetic Education and Practice (ICDEPs)
- Revised ICDEPs (2020)
- Orientation for New Registrants
- Competencies for Dysphagia Assessment and Management
- Practice Direction: Insulin Dose Adjustment and Diabetes Self-Management (New)
- Nutrition Prescription Standards
- Note: At this time, dietitians are not granted the ability to prescribe medications. Updates will be communicated as information becomes available.
- Integrity in Decision-making
RECORDED LEARNING
- Part 1: Truth & Reconciliation In Dietetic Practice
- Part 2: Truth & Reconciliation in Dietetic Practice
- This two-part workshop series was offered through a collaborative effort among dietetic regulators in Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, and Newfoundland & Labrador. The sessions focused on deepening understanding of privilege and oppression, and fostering respectful relationships within dietetic practice.
- Professional Liability Insurance
- Duty to Report
- Holding a License
- Professional Self-regulation: privileges and responsibilities – Ryan Baxter, lawyer
