ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
B.) evaluating the patient's food diary for 1 week - CORRECT ANSWER After a patient has
received instruction about weight loss, the best way for the dietitian to follow up on the patient's
application of that knowledge is by:
B. Simmering with liquid - CORRECT ANSWER In which of the following cooking methods
will collagen convert to gelatin?
C. informed about community resources for follow-up counseling - CORRECT ANSWER A
client states that he can no longer return to the clinic for counseling due to changes in his work
schedule. To help ensure continues compliance with the diet, the client should be:
A. identify the objectives of each of the programs. - CORRECT ANSWER The first step in
evaluating the effectiveness of a series of nutrition education programs would be to:
B. 222:1 - CORRECT ANSWER What is the nonprotein calorie-to-nitrogen ratio of a patient
receiving TPN consisting of the following parenteral nutrition solution?
Amount Solutions
500 ml 30% dextrose
500 ml 20% Lipids
500 ml 8.5 % Amino Acids
B. portion the food before serving at the table - CORRECT ANSWER A behavioral strategy
for weight control intended to limit exposure to food would require an individual to:
C. Schedule a counseling session with the employee - CORRECT ANSWER An employee
consistently telephones in sick the day before a schedule weekend off. The supervising dietitian
should first?
, D. Reduce by 10% the number of obese adults, ages 25 to 49 years, within 2 years of initiation of the
program. - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following statements describes an achievable
outcome for a community weight-control program?
C. Ask what changes the client is willing to make. - CORRECT ANSWER A client refuses to
follow the diet after the dietician has explained a specific food plan and its rationale. The dietitian
should next
A. It provides direction for patients care - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following
statements about nutrition screening in a hospital setting is true?
A. sleeps with a bottle of formula - CORRECT ANSWER An infant is most likely to develop
baby-bottle syndrome if the infant:
D. the expanded food and nutrition education program - CORRECT ANSWER A low-income
family receiving food stamps frequently runs out of food by the third week of the month. The
community dietitian should obtain an emergency food voucher and refer the family to the local food
bank and:
A. The staff of federal agencies that enforce the regulation - CORRECT ANSWER After
Congress passes a law affecting dietetics practice, federal regulations to implement the law are
prepared by:
B. More effective for women of middle income. - CORRECT ANSWER The results of a
nutrition education project designed to encourage women to increase their average daily intake of
dietary iron during the third trimester of pregnancy are shown below (Graph). The results indicate that
nutrition education was:
C. "what changes do you think you'll be comfortable trying to achieve first?" - CORRECT ANSWER
Which of the following questions best encourages a client to take responsibilities for making
appropriate dietary changes?
C. 26.60 - CORRECT ANSWER Based on an 8-hour day, the number of hours worked in a
hospital foodservice department was 55,267/yr. and the total number of hourspaid was 59,995/yr. The
actual number of productive FTEs was: