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, Test Bank for Nutrition Therapy and Pathophysiology, 4rd Edition by Nelms
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Chapter 01 - Role of the Dietitian in the Health Care System
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1. The Scope of Practice encompasses the range of roles, activities, and regulations within which nutrition
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and dietetics practitioners perform.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand i;l
REFERENCES: The Registered Dietitian in Clinical Practice i;l i;l i;l i;l i;l
2. Hospice facilities focus on integrated, multidisciplinary assistance for recovery from acute or chronic
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illness and/or surgical procedures.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember i;l
REFERENCES: The Registered Dietitian in Clinical Practice i;l i;l i;l i;l i;l
3. With a minimum of 1,000 hours of related practice and at least 90 continuing education credits,
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a registered dietitian may become a lactation consultant.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand i;l
REFERENCES: Other Health Professionals—Interdisciplinary Teams i;l i;l i;l
4. Medical doctors are commonly responsible for the initial nutrition screening of patients and for
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notifying the dietitian if a patient‘s intake is inadequate.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand i;l
REFERENCES: Other Health Professionals—Interdisciplinary Teams i;l i;l i;l
5. Some states provide Medicaid benefits for nutrition services, but there is significant variability between
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states.
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a. True
b. False
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,ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand i;l
REFERENCES: Health Care Services and Reimbursement for Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT)
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6. To provide optimal nutritional care, all aspects of a patient‘s life must be considered.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand i;l
REFERENCES: Developing Critical Thinking Skills and Professional Performance i;l i;l i;l i;l i;l i;l
7. Evidence-based practice can best be defined as purposeful, self-regulatory judgment that results in
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interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and inference upon which that judgment is based.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember i;l
REFERENCES: Developing Critical Thinking Skills and Professional Performance i;l i;l i;l i;l i;l i;l
8. The cognitive processes that a dietitian goes through to make clinical judgments are known as practice
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standards.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember i;l
REFERENCES: Developing Critical Thinking Skills and Professional Performance i;l i;l i;l i;l i;l i;l
9. The steps of the decision-making process do not necessarily take place in a particular sequence.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand i;l
REFERENCES: Developing Critical Thinking Skills and Professional Performance i;l i;l i;l i;l i;l i;l
10. The AND‘s Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Performance requires that outcomes are
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measurable and evidence-based.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand i;l
REFERENCES: Developing Critical Thinking Skills and Professional Performance i;l i;l i;l i;l i;l i;l
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11. A hospital that is owned or managed by the community or a religious organization rather than a group
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of investors is classified as:
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b. veterans/military.
c. private not for profit. i;l i;l i;l
d. public not for profit. i;l i;l i;l
e. public for profit. i;l i;l
ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember i;l
REFERENCES: The Registered Dietitian in Clinical Practice i;l i;l i;l i;l i;l
12. What is an example of a tool used by a dietitian to track his or her professional progress as part of the
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Practice Management and Advancement Standard?
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a. Scope of Practice for the RD and DTR i;l i;l i;l i;l i;l i;l i;l
b. CDRProfessional Development Portfolio i;l i;l i;l
c. Nutrition Care Process Reference Manual i;l i;l i;l i;l
d. Scope of Practice Decision Tool i;l i;l i;l i;l
e. Dietetics Career Development Guide i;l i;l i;l
ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand i;l
REFERENCES: The Registered Dietitian in Clinical Practice i;l i;l i;l i;l i;l
13. Reviewing productivity reports, hiring and training employees, and developing policies are all major
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tasks of the:
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a. clinical nutrition manager. i;l i;l
b. dietetic assistant. i;l
c. clinical dietitian. i;l
d. diet clerk. i;l
e. dietetic technician (DTR) i;l i;l
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember i;l
REFERENCES: The Registered Dietitian in Clinical Practice i;l i;l i;l i;l i;l
14. Processing diet orders, checking menus against standards, and setting up standard nourishment are all
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major tasks of the:
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a. dietetic technician (DTR) i;l i;l
b. clinical nutrition manager. i;l i;l
c. clinical dietitian. i;l
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