MNT Chapter 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is an RDN - CORRECT ANSWER - Educated and trained professionals who can
best deliver nutrition therapy through the use of the NCP
What is the NCP - CORRECT ANSWER - The nutrition care process is a systematic way
to assess a person's nutritional status and primary health concerns to implement nutritional
guidelines so that person can hopefully attain wellness
What are the 4 steps of the NCP - CORRECT ANSWER - Nutrition assessment
Nutrition diagnosis
Nutrition intervention
Nutrition monitoring & evaluation (ADIME)
What is scope of practice? What does it focus on? - CORRECT ANSWER - Defines rules,
functions responsibilities, and activities of practitioners (the ethics)
Focuses on food, nutrition and dietetics related services
Who developed the scope of pracitce - CORRECT ANSWER - AND
What are the 3 catagories of the scope of practice - CORRECT ANSWER - Foundational
(schooling up until one becomes an RD)
Management & advancements (pertains to actual RD)
Resources (updated research & standards for nutrition)
What are the 3 catagories of the scope of practice backed by - CORRECT ANSWER -
education & credentials
, Describe "foundational" scope of practice - CORRECT ANSWER - Defines the roles,
functions, responsibilities, and activities that dietetic practitioners are educated and
authorized/proficient to perform within the boundaries of federal, state, and facility regulations.
Describe the "management & advancements" scope of practice - CORRECT ANSWER -
Provides tools, guides and information to help the RDN determine whether she or he has the
necessary knowledge and skills to take on a new job responsibility within his or her scope of
practice (specializations)
Describe the "resources" scope of practice - CORRECT ANSWER - Materials available to
help the practitioner provide current, safe, ethical and high-quality food/nutrition services
Define health care - CORRECT ANSWER - The prevention, treatment, and/or
management of illness
List examples of acute health care facilities - CORRECT ANSWER - Hospitals, medical
centers
List examples of chronic health care facilities - CORRECT ANSWER - hopsice,
retirement home, long term care, Mid Jeff
List examples of inpatient facilities - CORRECT ANSWER - hospital, nursing homes
List examples of outpatient facilities - CORRECT ANSWER - primary care doctor, urgent
care
Acute care facilities (hospitals): public not for profit - CORRECT ANSWER - often
owned and managed by county or state gov
Acute care facilities (hospitals): private not for profit - CORRECT ANSWER - owned or
managed by the community
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is an RDN - CORRECT ANSWER - Educated and trained professionals who can
best deliver nutrition therapy through the use of the NCP
What is the NCP - CORRECT ANSWER - The nutrition care process is a systematic way
to assess a person's nutritional status and primary health concerns to implement nutritional
guidelines so that person can hopefully attain wellness
What are the 4 steps of the NCP - CORRECT ANSWER - Nutrition assessment
Nutrition diagnosis
Nutrition intervention
Nutrition monitoring & evaluation (ADIME)
What is scope of practice? What does it focus on? - CORRECT ANSWER - Defines rules,
functions responsibilities, and activities of practitioners (the ethics)
Focuses on food, nutrition and dietetics related services
Who developed the scope of pracitce - CORRECT ANSWER - AND
What are the 3 catagories of the scope of practice - CORRECT ANSWER - Foundational
(schooling up until one becomes an RD)
Management & advancements (pertains to actual RD)
Resources (updated research & standards for nutrition)
What are the 3 catagories of the scope of practice backed by - CORRECT ANSWER -
education & credentials
, Describe "foundational" scope of practice - CORRECT ANSWER - Defines the roles,
functions, responsibilities, and activities that dietetic practitioners are educated and
authorized/proficient to perform within the boundaries of federal, state, and facility regulations.
Describe the "management & advancements" scope of practice - CORRECT ANSWER -
Provides tools, guides and information to help the RDN determine whether she or he has the
necessary knowledge and skills to take on a new job responsibility within his or her scope of
practice (specializations)
Describe the "resources" scope of practice - CORRECT ANSWER - Materials available to
help the practitioner provide current, safe, ethical and high-quality food/nutrition services
Define health care - CORRECT ANSWER - The prevention, treatment, and/or
management of illness
List examples of acute health care facilities - CORRECT ANSWER - Hospitals, medical
centers
List examples of chronic health care facilities - CORRECT ANSWER - hopsice,
retirement home, long term care, Mid Jeff
List examples of inpatient facilities - CORRECT ANSWER - hospital, nursing homes
List examples of outpatient facilities - CORRECT ANSWER - primary care doctor, urgent
care
Acute care facilities (hospitals): public not for profit - CORRECT ANSWER - often
owned and managed by county or state gov
Acute care facilities (hospitals): private not for profit - CORRECT ANSWER - owned or
managed by the community
