Chapter 1: Role of the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist in the Health Care System 2023 passed

Chapter 1: Role of the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist in the Health Care SystemHealth Care - correct answer the prevention, treatment, and/or management of illness Clinical nutrition manager - correct answer Directs the activities of RDN, NDTR and dietetic assistants Tasks of Clinical Nutrition Manager - correct answer hiring, evaluating, and training employees, reviewing productivity reports, writing job descriptions, scheduling employees, developing policies and procedures, designing performance standards and developing and implementing goals and objectives of the department Affordable Care Act (ACA) - correct answer federal legislation meant to ensure that all American have access to affordable health care while containing U.S. health care costs critical thinking - correct answer the act of thinking using the mind mind to organize and integrate information, identify relationships, make inferences, form conclusions, and make decisions evidence-based dietetics practice - correct answer dietetics practice in which systematically reviewed scientific evidence is used to make food and nutrition practice decisions health insurance - correct answer financial protection against health care costs associated with treatment of disease or accidental injury nurse - correct answer a health care professional who has earned at least an associate's degree in nursing, has been licensed by the state, and assists patients in activities related to maintaining or recovering health. Examples of advanced practice nursing include nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, nurse midwife and nurse anesthetist occupational therapist - correct answer a health professional who has obtained a master's or doctoral degree from an accredited OT educational program and passed a national registration exam. OTs evaluate and provide intervention in collaboration with the client, family, caregiver; develop, improve, sustain, or restore skills in activities of daily living (ADL), work or productive activities, and play or leisure; identify and facilitate engagement in meaningful and healthy occupations; develop remediate, or restore sensorimotor, cognitive, or psychological components of performance; educate the client, family, caregiver, or others in carrying out appropriate non skilled interventions; and consult with groups, programs, organizations, or communities to provide population-based services ADL - correct answer activities of daily living outcome research - correct answer evaluation of care that focuses on the status of participants after receiving care pharmacist - correct answer a licensed health professional with a doctorate of pharmacy who compounds and dispenses medications, provides direct patient care by assessing tolerance to medications and provides education on health and wellness physical therapists - correct answer health care professionals who help patients reduce pain and improve or restore mobility; teach patients how to prevent or manage their condition so that they will achieve long-term health benefits; work with individuals to prevent the loss of mobility before it occurs by developing fitness- and wellness-oriented programs for healthier and more active lifestyles. Physical therapists can further specialize in these areas: cardiovascular and pulmonary, clinical electrophysiology, geriatric, neurology, orthopedic, pediatric, and sports physician - correct answer health care professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining, or restoring health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments respiratory therapist - correct answer health care professionals who have earned a minimum of an associate's degree in respiratory therapy from an accredited educational program. These individuals provide testing, treatment, and care to patients who have difficulty breathing caused by cardiopulmonary disorders such as heart failure or pulmonary hypertensions; chronic respiratory issues like asthma COPD, or cystic fibrosis; and medical emergencies