Nutrition Care Process Exam Questions with Verified Answers Latest Update 2024 (Graded A+)
The Nutrition Care Process Model includes (4 steps) - Answers 1.Assessment
2. Diagnosis
3. Intervention
4. Monitoring & Evaluation
Nutrition assessment - Answers Process of obtaining, verifying, and interpreting data to make decisions
about nature/cause of nutrition related problem
Diagnosis - Answers Dieticians are responsible for treating this independently. Identifies and lables
occurance, risk or potential of nutritional problem
Nutrition Intervention - Answers Set of activities used to address nutrition diagnosis, i.e. through
education
Monitoring and Evaluation - Answers Determining degree to which progess is being made; requires
commitment
PES statement - Answers P - Problem
E - Etiology
S - Signs and Symptoms
Any alteration in nutrition status that can be diagnosed independently; about 70 of them exist - Answers
Problem (diagnosis)
Factors that contribute to the problem - Answers Etiology
Writing the etiology, it should say - Answers (Problem) related to (etiology)...
Biochemical data, medical test/procedure, anthroprometics, food and nutrition history - Answers Signs
and Symptoms
When writing the signs and symptoms in PES statement: - Answers (problem) related to (etiology) as
evidenced by (signs and symptoms)
To ensure the statement is well written, the RD should ask self: - Answers Can I improve diagnosis? Will
measuring signs and symptoms show improvement, are signs and symptoms specific?
One major rule of thumb when writing the PES statement - Answers Always look under "intake domain"
of the nutrition diagnosis list
The 1st crucial step of the NCP - Answers Nutrition Assessment
, Nutrition/ Food History (5 main things) - Answers 1Food & nutrient intake/administration
2. medicines and herbal supp,
3. knowledge and Beliefs of Nutrition
4. Food Availability
5. Phys A
Nutrition Focused Physical Findings are found (5): - Answers 1. Physical appearance
2. Muscle & fat wasting
3. Swallow Function
4. Appetite
5. Affect - blank face
3 Major things about client history - Answers 1Personal/social Hx, 2Medical/health/family Hx,
3Treatments and alt med use
Client history can be found in (6) - Answers 1. Practice setting 2. Interview 3. Observe/measure 4. Med
records 5. Referring Physician 6. Survey/research data
The assessment helps (3): - Answers 1. In decision of educating/monitoring
2. Determining existing problem
3. If patient has met goal & can be discharged
The Assessment can aid in: - Answers Writing the PES
5 Domains of Nutrition Assessment - Answers 1. Food/ Nutrition related history
2. Anthropometric measurements
3. Biochemical data, med tests, & procedures
4. Nutrition focused phys findings 5.Client history
3 Components of Assessment - Answers Review data collected, Cluster indi. data to diagnose, Identify
standards of comparison
2 most important components of Documentation - Answers 1. Name
2. Date and time
Name 4 data that can be used for Assessment - Answers 1. Screening/referral
The Nutrition Care Process Model includes (4 steps) - Answers 1.Assessment
2. Diagnosis
3. Intervention
4. Monitoring & Evaluation
Nutrition assessment - Answers Process of obtaining, verifying, and interpreting data to make decisions
about nature/cause of nutrition related problem
Diagnosis - Answers Dieticians are responsible for treating this independently. Identifies and lables
occurance, risk or potential of nutritional problem
Nutrition Intervention - Answers Set of activities used to address nutrition diagnosis, i.e. through
education
Monitoring and Evaluation - Answers Determining degree to which progess is being made; requires
commitment
PES statement - Answers P - Problem
E - Etiology
S - Signs and Symptoms
Any alteration in nutrition status that can be diagnosed independently; about 70 of them exist - Answers
Problem (diagnosis)
Factors that contribute to the problem - Answers Etiology
Writing the etiology, it should say - Answers (Problem) related to (etiology)...
Biochemical data, medical test/procedure, anthroprometics, food and nutrition history - Answers Signs
and Symptoms
When writing the signs and symptoms in PES statement: - Answers (problem) related to (etiology) as
evidenced by (signs and symptoms)
To ensure the statement is well written, the RD should ask self: - Answers Can I improve diagnosis? Will
measuring signs and symptoms show improvement, are signs and symptoms specific?
One major rule of thumb when writing the PES statement - Answers Always look under "intake domain"
of the nutrition diagnosis list
The 1st crucial step of the NCP - Answers Nutrition Assessment
, Nutrition/ Food History (5 main things) - Answers 1Food & nutrient intake/administration
2. medicines and herbal supp,
3. knowledge and Beliefs of Nutrition
4. Food Availability
5. Phys A
Nutrition Focused Physical Findings are found (5): - Answers 1. Physical appearance
2. Muscle & fat wasting
3. Swallow Function
4. Appetite
5. Affect - blank face
3 Major things about client history - Answers 1Personal/social Hx, 2Medical/health/family Hx,
3Treatments and alt med use
Client history can be found in (6) - Answers 1. Practice setting 2. Interview 3. Observe/measure 4. Med
records 5. Referring Physician 6. Survey/research data
The assessment helps (3): - Answers 1. In decision of educating/monitoring
2. Determining existing problem
3. If patient has met goal & can be discharged
The Assessment can aid in: - Answers Writing the PES
5 Domains of Nutrition Assessment - Answers 1. Food/ Nutrition related history
2. Anthropometric measurements
3. Biochemical data, med tests, & procedures
4. Nutrition focused phys findings 5.Client history
3 Components of Assessment - Answers Review data collected, Cluster indi. data to diagnose, Identify
standards of comparison
2 most important components of Documentation - Answers 1. Name
2. Date and time
Name 4 data that can be used for Assessment - Answers 1. Screening/referral
