Nutrition Therapy and Pathophysiology 4th Edition,
by Marcia Nelms and Kathryn P. Sucher. All Chapters 1-25
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,Chapter .1 .- .Role .of .the .Registered .Dietitian .Nutritionist .in .the .Health .Care
True ./ .False
1. The .Scope .of .Practice .encompasses .the .range .of .roles, .activities, .and .regulations .within
.which .nutrition . and .dietetics .practitioners .perform.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: .Understand
REFERENCES: . The .Registered .Dietitian .in .Clinical .Practice
2. Hospice .facilities .focus .on .integrated, .multidisciplinary .assistance .for .recovery .from .acute
.or .chronic . illness .and/or .surgical .procedures.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: .Remember
REFERENCES: . The .Registered .Dietitian .in .Clinical .Practice
3. With .a .minimum .of .1,000 .hours .of .related .practice .and .at .least .90 .continuing .education
.credits, .a . registered .dietitian .may .become .a .lactation .consultant.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: .Understand
REFERENCES: . Other .Health .Professionals—Interdisciplinary .Teams
4. Medical .doctors .are .commonly .responsible .for .the .initial .nutrition .screening .of .patients
.and .for . notifying .the .dietitian .if .a .patient’s .intake .is .inadequate.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: .Understand
REFERENCES: . Other .Health .Professionals—Interdisciplinary .Teams
5. Some .states .provide .Medicaid .benefits .for .nutrition .services, .but .there .is .significant
.variability .between . states.
a. True
b. False
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,ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: .Understand
REFERENCES: . Health .Care .Services .and .Reimbursement .for .Medical .Nutrition .Therapy .(MNT)
6. To .provide .optimal .nutritional .care, .all .aspects .of .a .patient’s .life .must .be .considered.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: .Understand
REFERENCES: . Developing .Critical .Thinking .Skills .and .Professional .Performance
7. Evidence-based .practice .can .best .be .defined .as .purposeful, .self-regulatory .judgment .that
.results .in . interpretation, .analysis, .evaluation, .and .inference .upon .which .that .judgment .is
.based.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: .Remember
REFERENCES: . Developing .Critical .Thinking .Skills .and .Professional .Performance
8. The .cognitive .processes .that .a .dietitian .goes .through .to .make .clinical .judgments .are .known
.as .practice . standards.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: .Remember
REFERENCES: . Developing .Critical .Thinking .Skills .and .Professional .Performance
9. The .steps .of .the .decision-making .process .do .not .necessarily .take .place .in .a .particular .sequence.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: .Understand
REFERENCES: . Developing .Critical .Thinking .Skills .and .Professional .Performance
10. The .AND’s .Code .of .Ethics .and .Standards .of .Professional .Performance .requires .that .outcomes
.are .measurable .and .evidence-based.
a. True
b. False
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, ANSWER: True
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