RD EXAM SCRIPT 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
✔✔A dietary supplement with the statement "Vitamin K helps support normal blood
clotting" on the label is making a - ✔✔structure/function claim
✔✔What describes the F component of the FOCUS-PDSA performance improvement
model? - ✔✔Identify a process to improve (the first step is F-find)
✔✔A preventive cardiology clinic sees patients who come to their clinic without initial
coronary heart disease. Five years after the clinic opened, the physician conducts a
chart review of these patients to compare the development of coronary heart disease
among two groups: all patients and patients who were referred to the registered
dietitian. This is a - ✔✔retrospective cohort study (it looks at data from the past on a
group of people after they have developed the outcome of interest)
✔✔When completing a physical assessment, inadequate hydration may present as -
✔✔poor skin turgor
✔✔According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's worst-case projection
made in 2010, what proportion of the US adult population will have diabetes by the year
2050? - ✔✔30%
✔✔After reviewing the results of menu engineering, what is the best way to manage a
plowhorse? - ✔✔Serve smaller portions of the menu items
✔✔A typical feeding/eating pattern for infants is - ✔✔to require only breastmilk or iron-
fortified formula for the first 6 months of age
✔✔In a community needs assessment report, the passage "the southeast region of
Essex County, including the adjoining municipalities of Kardon, Greenwalt, and
Addison..." is an example of - ✔✔the definition of the community
✔✔Which agency enforces food safety in a restaurant? - ✔✔State or local regulatory
authority
✔✔A foodservice operation has a 1.93 current ratio. This value indicates to creditors
that the foodservice operation most likely will - ✔✔be able to pay bills when due
✔✔Which statement best describes the FADE performance improvement model? -
✔✔Choose a specific problem or process to improve (F stands for focus)
,✔✔Inadequate weight gain and a low-birth -weight infant are of concern in which
populations - ✔✔pregnant adolescents
✔✔Which financial term includes accumulated depreciation? - ✔✔Fixed assets
✔✔The FDA defines the term "gluten-free" to mean that the food bearing the claim
contains no more than __ parts per million or __ milligrams or more gluten per kg of
food - ✔✔20, 20
✔✔One element of the the Chronic Care Model - ✔✔Clinical information systems
✔✔A patient in residential care is receiving an enteral formula that contains 1.5 kcal/mL
at a rate of 75 mL for a 12-hour time frame. The patient will receive how many kcal? -
✔✔1,350 kcal (900 mL over 12 hour time frame X 1.5 kcal/mL = 1,350)
✔✔According to USDA guidelines, during a power outage the refrigerator should keep
the food safely cold for about __ hours, and a full freezer will hold the temperature for
approximately __ hours if the door remains closed - ✔✔4, 48 (24 hours if the fridge is
half-full)
✔✔The recommended weight gain during pregnancy for a woman who is overweight is -
✔✔15 to 25 lbs
✔✔With regard to staff members having and consuming food and beverage items in
patient care areas, Joint Commission standards - ✔✔do not specifically address this
issue
✔✔Yogurt manufacturers have branched out into Greek yogurt, high-fiber yogurt,
bacteria-enhanced yogurt, and more because they believe customers prefer yogurt
products. By doing so, which marketing concept is these manufactures applying? -
✔✔Product
✔✔The loss of muscle mass that occurs with aging is termed: - ✔✔sarcopenia
✔✔Labor costs for a roast beef dinner were $764, operating costs were $129, profit was
$210, and the cost for food for the event was $895. What was the food cost
percentage? - ✔✔50% (cost of food / total production costs)
✔✔Consider the following scenario when the provider/client are talking. RDN "Why don't
you try spinach as a choice?" Client responds by rolling her eyes. Which statement from
the RDN is the best example of the motivational interviewing guiding principle "rolling
with resistance"? - ✔✔"You don't like this idea" - want to de-escalate the situation and
avoid negative reactions
, ✔✔The variable that is manipulated in an experimental research study is the -
✔✔independent variable
✔✔What term is used to indicate the monetary value of a property or business beyond
any amounts owed? - ✔✔Owner's equity
✔✔An instrument to collect data on the use of dietary supplements would be viewed as
valid if it - ✔✔measures accurately what it is intended to measure
✔✔What name is given to standard methods of accounting and presentation of financial
statements that provide comparability of financial data within an industry? - ✔✔Uniform
systems of accounts
✔✔For a food to be labeled "high in," "rich in," or an "excellent source" of a nutrient,
what percentage of the Daily Value for that nutrient must be present? - ✔✔20%
✔✔Which additive might be useful as a sequestrate to maintain whiteness of canned
potatoes? - ✔✔EDTA
✔✔__ must be up to date and reflect consistent expectations - ✔✔Personnel policies
✔✔The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention growth charts are appropriate for -
✔✔healthy infants
✔✔Which change in eating pattern has research shown to most positively contribute to
a decrease in energy consumption among children? - ✔✔Children participating in
family-style meals at home
✔✔The term for the study of the distribution and determinants of disease frequency is -
✔✔epidemiology
✔✔If a person with type 1 diabetes experiences dramatically low blood glucose and
becomes unconscious, the most appropriate action would be to - ✔✔administer
glucagon and call 911
✔✔What organization creates national standards for foodservice equipment? - ✔✔NSF
✔✔When utilizing support personnel in the delivery of customer-centered care, the
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Standards of Professional Performance state that
the registered dietitian nutritionist is expected to utilize support personnel in accordance
with - ✔✔law, regulations, and organization policies
GRADED A+
✔✔A dietary supplement with the statement "Vitamin K helps support normal blood
clotting" on the label is making a - ✔✔structure/function claim
✔✔What describes the F component of the FOCUS-PDSA performance improvement
model? - ✔✔Identify a process to improve (the first step is F-find)
✔✔A preventive cardiology clinic sees patients who come to their clinic without initial
coronary heart disease. Five years after the clinic opened, the physician conducts a
chart review of these patients to compare the development of coronary heart disease
among two groups: all patients and patients who were referred to the registered
dietitian. This is a - ✔✔retrospective cohort study (it looks at data from the past on a
group of people after they have developed the outcome of interest)
✔✔When completing a physical assessment, inadequate hydration may present as -
✔✔poor skin turgor
✔✔According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's worst-case projection
made in 2010, what proportion of the US adult population will have diabetes by the year
2050? - ✔✔30%
✔✔After reviewing the results of menu engineering, what is the best way to manage a
plowhorse? - ✔✔Serve smaller portions of the menu items
✔✔A typical feeding/eating pattern for infants is - ✔✔to require only breastmilk or iron-
fortified formula for the first 6 months of age
✔✔In a community needs assessment report, the passage "the southeast region of
Essex County, including the adjoining municipalities of Kardon, Greenwalt, and
Addison..." is an example of - ✔✔the definition of the community
✔✔Which agency enforces food safety in a restaurant? - ✔✔State or local regulatory
authority
✔✔A foodservice operation has a 1.93 current ratio. This value indicates to creditors
that the foodservice operation most likely will - ✔✔be able to pay bills when due
✔✔Which statement best describes the FADE performance improvement model? -
✔✔Choose a specific problem or process to improve (F stands for focus)
,✔✔Inadequate weight gain and a low-birth -weight infant are of concern in which
populations - ✔✔pregnant adolescents
✔✔Which financial term includes accumulated depreciation? - ✔✔Fixed assets
✔✔The FDA defines the term "gluten-free" to mean that the food bearing the claim
contains no more than __ parts per million or __ milligrams or more gluten per kg of
food - ✔✔20, 20
✔✔One element of the the Chronic Care Model - ✔✔Clinical information systems
✔✔A patient in residential care is receiving an enteral formula that contains 1.5 kcal/mL
at a rate of 75 mL for a 12-hour time frame. The patient will receive how many kcal? -
✔✔1,350 kcal (900 mL over 12 hour time frame X 1.5 kcal/mL = 1,350)
✔✔According to USDA guidelines, during a power outage the refrigerator should keep
the food safely cold for about __ hours, and a full freezer will hold the temperature for
approximately __ hours if the door remains closed - ✔✔4, 48 (24 hours if the fridge is
half-full)
✔✔The recommended weight gain during pregnancy for a woman who is overweight is -
✔✔15 to 25 lbs
✔✔With regard to staff members having and consuming food and beverage items in
patient care areas, Joint Commission standards - ✔✔do not specifically address this
issue
✔✔Yogurt manufacturers have branched out into Greek yogurt, high-fiber yogurt,
bacteria-enhanced yogurt, and more because they believe customers prefer yogurt
products. By doing so, which marketing concept is these manufactures applying? -
✔✔Product
✔✔The loss of muscle mass that occurs with aging is termed: - ✔✔sarcopenia
✔✔Labor costs for a roast beef dinner were $764, operating costs were $129, profit was
$210, and the cost for food for the event was $895. What was the food cost
percentage? - ✔✔50% (cost of food / total production costs)
✔✔Consider the following scenario when the provider/client are talking. RDN "Why don't
you try spinach as a choice?" Client responds by rolling her eyes. Which statement from
the RDN is the best example of the motivational interviewing guiding principle "rolling
with resistance"? - ✔✔"You don't like this idea" - want to de-escalate the situation and
avoid negative reactions
, ✔✔The variable that is manipulated in an experimental research study is the -
✔✔independent variable
✔✔What term is used to indicate the monetary value of a property or business beyond
any amounts owed? - ✔✔Owner's equity
✔✔An instrument to collect data on the use of dietary supplements would be viewed as
valid if it - ✔✔measures accurately what it is intended to measure
✔✔What name is given to standard methods of accounting and presentation of financial
statements that provide comparability of financial data within an industry? - ✔✔Uniform
systems of accounts
✔✔For a food to be labeled "high in," "rich in," or an "excellent source" of a nutrient,
what percentage of the Daily Value for that nutrient must be present? - ✔✔20%
✔✔Which additive might be useful as a sequestrate to maintain whiteness of canned
potatoes? - ✔✔EDTA
✔✔__ must be up to date and reflect consistent expectations - ✔✔Personnel policies
✔✔The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention growth charts are appropriate for -
✔✔healthy infants
✔✔Which change in eating pattern has research shown to most positively contribute to
a decrease in energy consumption among children? - ✔✔Children participating in
family-style meals at home
✔✔The term for the study of the distribution and determinants of disease frequency is -
✔✔epidemiology
✔✔If a person with type 1 diabetes experiences dramatically low blood glucose and
becomes unconscious, the most appropriate action would be to - ✔✔administer
glucagon and call 911
✔✔What organization creates national standards for foodservice equipment? - ✔✔NSF
✔✔When utilizing support personnel in the delivery of customer-centered care, the
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Standards of Professional Performance state that
the registered dietitian nutritionist is expected to utilize support personnel in accordance
with - ✔✔law, regulations, and organization policies
