BOARD CERTIFICATION AS A SPECIALIST
IN ONCOLOGY NUTRITION EXAM SCRIPT
VERIFIED QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION REVIEW
●● - refusal to take medication or eat
-inability to maintain basic hygiene
-lack of basic utilities
-accumulation of trash or an uninhabitable environment
Answer: Signs of elder self-neglect
●● -immediate danger, call 911
-not immediate, call local welfare or social services such as adult
protective services.
Answer: How to report elder abuse
●● helps develop ombudsman offices and support for elders.
Answer: Vulnerable Elder Rights Protection Program
●● administered independently by state and is financed through state
and local funds
Answer: Adult protective services funding
,●● coordinated care that involves diagnosis and treatment, and rehab,
supportive and maintenance services that address the needs of elderly
adults.
Answer: Continuum of care definition
●● - Ambulatory settings such as health centers, private MD office,
HMOs, PPOs
-Community based such as adult day care, senior centers and home
health services.
-institutional setting such as hospitals, SNF, LTC, rehab and hospice.
Answer: Settings of continuum of care services
●● malnutrition can cause loss of respiratory muscle mass and adversely
affect overall lung function.
Answer: How is malnutrition and respiratory function interrelated?
●● increases the risk of pulmonary edema r/t decreased colloid oncotic
pressure.
Answer: How does protein deficiency r/t pulmonary edema?
●● iron, calcium, magnesium and phosphorus
Answer: Low levels of what nutrients can affect respiratory function?
, ●● Allow sufficient time to eat. The room should be free from
distractions, add fluids or sauces to increase moisture in food, add extra
condiments for added calories and moisture.
Answer: Environmental changes to reduce dysphagia effects and
increase nutrition.
●● SLP, dietetics, food science and food industry individual to
standardize texture-modified diets to help choose the most appropriate
diet.
Answer: National Dysphagia Diet Task Force (NDDTF) goal
●● Medicare part B for diabetes and end stage kidney disease (not
receiving dialysis). Must have physician referral.
Answer: Under which service and for what conditions is MNT covered
●● 3 hours the first year and 2 hours each subsequent year.
Answer: How many hours of MNT is covered?
●● reimbursements to hospitals and SNFs are based on diagnosis related
groups (DRGs). Each DRG is reimbursed at a flat rate.
Answer: Diagnosis related groups
IN ONCOLOGY NUTRITION EXAM SCRIPT
VERIFIED QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION REVIEW
●● - refusal to take medication or eat
-inability to maintain basic hygiene
-lack of basic utilities
-accumulation of trash or an uninhabitable environment
Answer: Signs of elder self-neglect
●● -immediate danger, call 911
-not immediate, call local welfare or social services such as adult
protective services.
Answer: How to report elder abuse
●● helps develop ombudsman offices and support for elders.
Answer: Vulnerable Elder Rights Protection Program
●● administered independently by state and is financed through state
and local funds
Answer: Adult protective services funding
,●● coordinated care that involves diagnosis and treatment, and rehab,
supportive and maintenance services that address the needs of elderly
adults.
Answer: Continuum of care definition
●● - Ambulatory settings such as health centers, private MD office,
HMOs, PPOs
-Community based such as adult day care, senior centers and home
health services.
-institutional setting such as hospitals, SNF, LTC, rehab and hospice.
Answer: Settings of continuum of care services
●● malnutrition can cause loss of respiratory muscle mass and adversely
affect overall lung function.
Answer: How is malnutrition and respiratory function interrelated?
●● increases the risk of pulmonary edema r/t decreased colloid oncotic
pressure.
Answer: How does protein deficiency r/t pulmonary edema?
●● iron, calcium, magnesium and phosphorus
Answer: Low levels of what nutrients can affect respiratory function?
, ●● Allow sufficient time to eat. The room should be free from
distractions, add fluids or sauces to increase moisture in food, add extra
condiments for added calories and moisture.
Answer: Environmental changes to reduce dysphagia effects and
increase nutrition.
●● SLP, dietetics, food science and food industry individual to
standardize texture-modified diets to help choose the most appropriate
diet.
Answer: National Dysphagia Diet Task Force (NDDTF) goal
●● Medicare part B for diabetes and end stage kidney disease (not
receiving dialysis). Must have physician referral.
Answer: Under which service and for what conditions is MNT covered
●● 3 hours the first year and 2 hours each subsequent year.
Answer: How many hours of MNT is covered?
●● reimbursements to hospitals and SNFs are based on diagnosis related
groups (DRGs). Each DRG is reimbursed at a flat rate.
Answer: Diagnosis related groups
