NASM CNC Final Exam Study Guide Questions and Answers 2025 Latest Update

NASM CNC Final Exam Study Guide
Questions and Answers 2025 Latest Update
WhenAworkingAwithAaAclientAwhoAhasAbeenAcomplainingAofAlowAbackApainAthatAhasAbeenA
gettingAworse,AwhatAisAtheAmostAappropriateArecommendation?

A.AReferAherAtoAaAcertifiedApersonalAtrainer.
B.ATellAherAtoAuseAaAheatingApadAwhenAtheApainAgetsAbad.
C.AReferAherAtoAaAchiropractor.
D.ARecommendAuseAofAover-the-counterAanti-inflammatoryAmedications.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-C.AReferAherAtoAaAchiropractor.

WithAwhichAclientAwouldAitAbeAmostAappropriateAforAtheANutritionACoachAtoAwork?

A.AEliteAclientsAcompetingAinAaAnationalAIronman
B.AClientsAwhoAwantAtestingAforAvitaminAdeficiency
C.AClientsAwithAinconsistentAweightAlossAandAgain
D.AClientsAtryingAanAeliminationAdietAtoAidentifyAfoodAsensitivitiesA-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-C.AClientsAwithAinconsistentAweightAlossAandAgain

AccordingAtoAtheAscopeAofApracticeAforAaANutritionACoach,AwhichAisAanAexampleAofAanAappr
opriateAresourceAforAdeterminingAdailyAcaloricAintake?

A.AADAAcalculationsAbasedAonAage,Agender,AandAactivityAlevel
B.ABodyAtypeAandAculturalApreferences
C.ADietaryAGuidelinesAforAAmericans
D.ATheANutritionACoachAcannotAassistAwithAdailyAcaloricAintake.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
C.ADietaryAGuidelinesAforAAmericans
DuringAaAregularAmeeting,AaAclientAisAcomplainingAofAirregularAgastrointestinalAissues,Aran
gingAfromAdiarrheaAtoAconstipation.AWhatAisAtheAbestAcourseAofAaction?

A.ACloselyAmonitorAhisAsituationAandAre-evaluateAduringAtheAnextAmeeting.
B.AEvaluateAhisAprescriptionAmedicationsAtoAlookAforAsimilarAsideAeffects.
C.AAdviseAhimAtoAeatAmoreAvegetablesAandAdrinkAmoreAwater.
D.AAdviseAhimAtoAmakeAanAappointmentAwithAhisApersonalAphysician.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-

D.AAdviseAhimAtoAmakeAanAappointmentAwithAhisApersonalAphysician.
AAnewAclientAhasAjustAmovedAintoAtheAarea.ASheAstatesAthatAsheAoccasionallyAsuffersAfromA
anxietyAandApanicAattacksAandAneedsAtoArenewAherAprescriptionAmedications.AToAwhichAh
ealthcareAprofessionalAshouldAsheAbeAreferred?

A.APodiatrist
B.APhysiologist
C.APhysiotherapist
D.APsychiatristA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-D.APsychiatrist

,OneAofAtheArolesAofAaANutritionACoachAisAtoAhelpAfacilitateAweightAloss.AWhichAofAtheAfollowi
ngAwouldAbeAmostAappropriateAtoArecommendAforAtheAoverweightAclient?

A.ALimitAcarbohydratesAtoA35%AofAtheAdiet.
B.AGiveAupAbreadAandAavoidAgluten.
C.AReferAtoAaAcertifiedApersonalAtrainerAforAaAresistanceAtrainingAprogram.
D.ADrinkAaAproteinAshakeAinsteadAofAeatingAlunch.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
C.AReferAtoAaAcertifiedApersonalAtrainerAforAaAresistanceAtrainingAprogram.
WhereAshouldAclientAfilesAbeAkeptAtoAensureAclientAconfidentiality?

A.AInAanAelectronicAversionAonly
B.AWithAtheAclient
C.AInAtheAmanager'sAoffice
D.AInAaAlockedAandAsecureAlocationA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
D.AInAaAlockedAandAsecureAlocation
AANutritionACoachAhasAbeenAworkingAwithAanAoverweightAclientAforA6Aweeks.ADuringAtheAm
ostArecentAweight-
in,AtheyAdiscoverAthatAsheAhasAlostA27Apounds.AWhatAisAtheAbestAcourseAofAactionAforAtheAN
utritionACoach?

A.ACongratulateAherAforAaAjobAwellAdone.
B.AInformallyAquestionAherAaboutAcommonAeatingAdisorderAtraits/habits.
C.AAddAanAadditionalA300-500AcaloriesAtoAherAdailyAintake.
D.ASuggestAsheAlimitAherAexerciseAtoAtwiceAperAweek.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
B.AInformallyAquestionAherAaboutAcommonAeatingAdisorderAtraits/habits.
AccordingAtoAtheASCOFFAeatingAdisorderAassessment,AwhatAisAtheAminimumAnumberAofAp
ositiveAanswersAwhichAmightAindicateAanAeatingAdisorder?

A.A1
B.A2
C.A3
D.A5A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-B.A2
AANutritionACoachAisAsittingAdownAwithAaAnewAclientAforAherAinitialAevaluation.ASheAnotedAo
nAherAHealthAHistoryAQuestionnaireAthatAsheAhasAneverAbeenAableAtoAmaintainApermanent
AweightAlossAandAconfidesAthatAsheAhasAmadeAherself AthrowAupAafterAeatingAlargeAmeals.A

WhatAisAtheAbestAcourseAofAaction?

A.AReferAherAtoAaAclinicalApsychologist.
B.ATellAherAsheAhasAbulimiaAandAreferAherAtoAaACertifiedAEatingADisorderASpecialist.
C.ATellAherAsheAmayAhaveAanorexiaAandAreferAherAtoAaACertifiedAEatingADisorderASpecialist
.
D.AMoveAforwardAwithAtheAclientAsessionsAbutAmonitorAherAcloselyAforAanyAmoreAself-
inducedAvomiting.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-A.AReferAherAtoAaAclinicalApsychologist
WithAwhichAclientAwouldAitAbeAmostAappropriateAforAtheANutritionACoachAtoAwork?

A.AOverweightAclientAwhoAwantsAtoAtrainAforAaA10K

,B.AClientAwhoAwantsAnutritionAtherapyAforAcancerAprevention
C.APre-pubescentAteenagerAwhoAisAoverweight
D.AClientAwhoAwantsAaccountabilityAduringAaA9-weekAextremeAcalorie-restrictedAdietA-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-A.AOverweightAclientAwhoAwantsAtoAtrainAforAaA10K

WhichAofAtheAfollowingAcanAaANutritionACoachAprovide?

A.ANutritionalAadviceAandAbehavioralAmodification
B.ANutritionalAadviceAandAbehavioralAcounseling
C.ANutritionalAadviceAandAbehavioralAprognosis
D.ANutritionalAadviceAandAbehavioralAprescriptionsA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
A.ANutritionalAadviceAandAbehavioralAmodification
ToAensureAtheAclientAisAretainingAanyAsharedAinformation,AitAisAimportantAthatAtheAcontentAp
resentedAisAperceivedAtoAbeAimportantAandAwhatAotherAquality?

A.AEasyAtoAunderstand
B.ABasedAonApriorAexperience
C.ADeliveredAslowly
D.AReviewedAseveralAtimesA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-B.ABasedAonApriorAexperience
AnyAresearchAarticleAonAdietAandAnutritionAshouldAbeAscrutinizedAforAwhichAofAtheAfollowing
?

A.AReliabilityAandAvalidity
B.AReferencesAandAvalues
C.AResourcesAandAvolume
D.ARecallAandAverbiageA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-A.AReliabilityAandAvalidity
ToAensureAtheAclientAisAretainingAanyAsharedAinformation,AitAisAimportantAthatAtheAcontentAp
resentedAisAhighlyArelevantAandAwhatAotherAquality?

A.APertinent
B.APractical
C.ABrief
D.AVisualA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-B.APractical
WhichAstatementAbestAdescribesAtheAhealthcareAcontinuum?

A.ATheAhealthAstatusAofAaAclientAfromAsicknessAtoAwellness
B.ATheAmanyAdisciplinesAthatAmakeAupAtheAhealthcareAsystem
C.ATheAnumberAofAphysicianAspecialistsAthatAareAinAtheAhealthcareAsystem
D.ATheAtypeAofAalternativeAhealthApracticesAthatAareAlegitimatelyArecognizedA-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-B.ATheAmanyAdisciplinesAthatAmakeAupAtheAhealthcareAsystem

AAnewAclientAisA6-weeksApost-
partum.ASheAstatesAthatAsheAhasAveryAlittleAenergyAandAfeelsAsadnessAmostAofAtheAtime.AW
hatAisAtheAmostAappropriateAcourseAofAaction?

A.ACallA911.
B.AContactAherAspouseAtoAdiscussAoptions.
C.AReferAherAtoAaAclinicalApsychiatrist.

, D.ACloselyAmonitorAherAsituation.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
C.AReferAherAtoAaAclinicalApsychiatrist.
WhichAstatementAisAwithinAtheAscopeAofApracticeAforAaANutritionACoach?

A.ADesignAaA5-dayAmealAplanAforAaAhealthyAclient.
B.ARecommendAtheAclientAdiscussAsupplementAusageAandAdosingAwithAtheirApharmacistAo
rAphysician.
C.ARecommendAaAdietAthatAcontainsAupAtoA50%Aprotein.
D.AProvideAgeneralAadviceAonAaA3-dayAdetoxAplan.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
B.ARecommendAtheAclientAdiscussAsupplementAusageAandAdosingAwithAtheirApharmacistAo
rAphysician.
CommonAassessmentsAperformedAbyAaANutritionACoachAincludeAheight,Aweight,AbodyAco
mposition,AandAwhatAotherAtest?

A.ABloodApressure
B.AAnthropometricAmeasurements
C.AHydrostaticAweighing
D.ASCOFFAtestA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-B.AAnthropometricAmeasurements
WhereAmightAaANutritionACoachAfindAreputableAinformationAonArecentAdietaryAguidelines?

A.APopularAmagazines
B.AGovernment-fundedAagencies
C.APrivate,Afor-profitAsupplementAcompanies
D.ACelebrityAblogsA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-B.AGovernment-fundedAagencies
ClientsAoftenAconfideAinAtheANutritionACoach.AWhichAclientAconversationAwouldAbeAground
sAforAaAreferralAtoAaAlicensedAhealthcareAprofessional?

A.ASlowAweightAlossAofA1/2ApoundAperAweekA(0.22Akg)
B.ALate-nightAiceAcreamAbinging
C.AChronicAfatigue
D.AOccasionalAsleeplessnessA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-C.AChronicAfatigue
AAclientAconfidesAthatAsheAisAtakingAlaxativesAtoAhelpAherAloseAweight.AWhatAisAtheAbestAco
urseAofAaction?

A.AReferAherAtoAaARegisteredADietitian.
B.ATellAherAtoAeatAmoreAfiberAasAthatAwillAhelp.
C.AReferAherAtoAaACertifiedAEatingADisorderASpecialist.
D.ATellAherAthatAregularAuseAofAlaxativesAareAbadAforAherAdigestiveAtract.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-C.AReferAherAtoAaACertifiedAEatingADisorderASpecialist.

ItAisAnotAuncommonAforAclientsAtoAconfideAinAtheANutritionACoach.AWhichAclientAconversatio
nAwouldAbeAgroundsAforAaAreferralAtoAaAlicensedAhealthcareAprofessional?

A.ADailyApanicAattacks
B.AStress-eatingAfromArecentAdivorce
C.AOccasionalAconstipation
D.ASelf-proclaimedA"sugarAaddict"A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-A.ADailyApanicAattacks