5th Edition, by Marcia Nelms and Kathryn P. Sucher || All Chapters 1-
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Chapter 1 - Role of the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist in the Health Care
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1. TheAScopeAofAPracticeAencompassesAtheArangeAofAroles,Aactivities,AandAregulationsAwithinAwhichAnut
riti onA andAdieteticsApractitionersAperform.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's:AUnderstand
REFERENCES:A TheARegisteredADietitianAinAClinicalAPractice
2. HospiceAfacilitiesAfocusAonAintegrated,AmultidisciplinaryAassistanceAforArecoveryAfromAacuteAorAchro
n icA illnessAand/orAsurgicalAprocedures.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's:ARemember
REFERENCES:A TheARegisteredADietitianAinAClinicalAPractice
3. WithAaAminimumAofA1,000AhoursAofArelatedApracticeAandAatAleastA90AcontinuingAeducationAcredits
,AaA registeredAdietitianAmayAbecomeAaAlactationAconsultant.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's:AUnderstand
REFERENCES:A OtherAHealthAProfessionals—InterdisciplinaryATeams
4. MedicalAdoctorsAareAcommonlyAresponsibleAforAtheAinitialAnutritionAscreeningAofApatientsAandAf orA
notifyingAtheAdietitianAifAaApatient’sAintakeAisAinadequate.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's:AUnderstand
REFERENCES:A OtherAHealthAProfessionals—InterdisciplinaryATeams
5. SomeAstatesAprovideAMedicaidAbenefitsAforAnutritionAservices,AbutAthereAisAsignificantAvariabilityAbet
we enA states.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's:AUnderstand
REFERENCES:AAHealthACareAServicesAandAReimbursementAforAMedicalANutritionATherapyA(MNT)
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,6. ToAprovideAoptimalAnutritionalAcare,AallAaspectsAofAaApatient’sAlifeAmustAbeAconsidered. a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's:AUnderstand
REFERENCES:AADevelopingACriticalAThinkingASkillsAandAProfessionalAPerformance
7. Evidence-
basedApracticeAcanAbestAbeAdefinedAasApurposeful,AselfregulatoryAjudgmentAthatAresultsAinA
interpretation,Aanalysis,Aevaluation,AandAinferenceAuponAwhichA thatAjudgmentAisAbased.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's:ARemember
REFERENCES:AADevelopingACriticalAThinkingASkillsAandAProfessionalAPerformance
8. TheAcognitiveAprocessesAthatAaAdietitianAgoesAthroughAtoAmakeAclinicalAjudgmentsAareAknownAasApra
cti ceA standards.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's:ARemember
REFERENCES:AADevelopingACriticalAThinkingASkillsAandAProfessionalAPerformance
MultipleAChoice
11. AAhospitalAthatAisAownedAorAmanagedAbyAtheAcommunityAorAaAreligiousAorganizationAratherAthanAaAgr
oupA ofAinvestorsAisAclassifiedAas:
a. privateAprofit.
b. veterans/military.
c. privateAnotAforAprofit.
d. publicAnotAforAprofit.
e. publicAforAprofit.
ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's:ARemember
REFERENCES:A TheARegisteredADietitianAinAClinicalAPractice
12. WhatAisAanAexampleAofAaAtoolAusedAbyAaAdietitianAtoAtrackAhisAorAherAprofessionalAprogressAasApartAofA
theA PracticeAManagementAandAAdvancementAStandard?
a. ScopeAofAPracticeAforAtheARDAandADTR
b. CDRAProfessionalADevelopmentAPortfolio
c. NutritionACareAProcessAReferenceAManual
d. ScopeAofAPracticeADecisionATool
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, e. DieteticsACareerADevelopmentAGuide
ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's:AUnderstand
REFERENCES:A TheARegisteredADietitianAinAClinicalAPractice
13. ReviewingAproductivityAreports,AhiringAandAtrainingAemployees,AandAdevelopingApoliciesAareAallAmajo
rA tasksAofAthe:
a. clinicalAnutritionAmanager.
b. dieteticAassistant.
c. clinicalAdietitian.
d. dietAclerk.
e. dieteticAtechnicianA(DTR)
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's:ARemember
REFERENCES:A TheARegisteredADietitianAinAClinicalAPractice
14. ProcessingAdietAorders,AcheckingAmenusAagainstAstandards,AandAsettingAupAstandardAnourishmentAar
e AallA majorAtasksAofAthe:
a. dieteticAtechnicianA(DTR)
b. clinicalAnutritionAmanager.
c. clinicalAdietitian.
d. dietAclerk.
e. registeredAdietitianAnutritionist.
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's:ARemember
REFERENCES:A TheARegisteredADietitianAinAClinicalAPractice
15. WhatAisAanAadvantageAofAworkingAasAaAregisteredAdietitianAinAaAlongtermAcareAfacilityAoverAotherA
settings?
a. ShorterAworkingAhoursAdueAtoAdecreasedAneedAforAservices
b. MoreAleadershipApositionsAavailableAamongAhealthAprofessionalsAatAtheAsameAfacility
c. MoreAflexibilityAtoAtakeApaidAholidaysAandAtimeAoffAonAweekends
d. MoreAhoursAavailableAforAmenuAplanning
e. GreaterAautonomyAandAflexibilityAwithAscheduling
ANSWER: e
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's:AUnderstand
REFERENCES:A OtherAHealthAProfessionals—InterdisciplinaryATeams
16. OneAprimaryAroleAofAtheApediatricARDAisAto:
a. provideAinformationAaboutAcommunityAresourcesAforAnutritionAservices.
b. educateAtheAchildAaboutAmaintainingAanAappropriateAdietAforAhisAage.
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