CDR RD Exam Questions & Answers
Which of the following A. Roast Turkey
foods would be the best
source of zinc for Jewish Why: Jewish Dietary law restrict pork and zinc is found
clients who observe in mainly in red meat and poultry. Other good
dietary laws? sources of zinc include beans, nuts, and certain
types of seafood, whole grains, fortified breakfast
A. Roast Turkey cereals and dairy products. However, the phytates in
B. Stuffed Pork Chops whole-grains, cereals, and legumes bind zinc and can
C. Whole Wheat Bread inhibit its absorption.
D. Frozen Green Beans
A dietitian who is counseling D. Review with the mother the ways to implement the
the mother of a child with recommended approaches
eating difficulties has
Why: This is the best answer because the dietitian has
evaluated needs and
already evaluated needs and decided on the best
decided on the best
alternatives.
alternatives for feeding.
The dietitian should do
next:
A. Evaluate the
mother's level of
comprehension
B. Instruct the mother in
various feeding
approaches
C. Obtain a list of the
child's food preferences
and typical eating
patterns
D. Review with the mother
the ways to implement the
recommended approaches
,During the counseling C. Preparation
session about lowering
sodium, the client states, "i They are still thinking about making the change, but
have begun reading labels taking steps toward the change. The "action" stage is
to identify sodium contents reached when the individual has made the change of
of food." The client is in switching to low sodium foods for less than 6
which of the following months.
stages of change?
Why: Because the client is starting to get ready to
A. Precontemplation lower his intake of sodium but hasn't actually done
B. Contemplation so. So he is preparing
C. Preparation
D. Action
Which of the following D. They are two standard
statements best
describes the samples that deviations from the mean 68
fall within the shaded
areas?
*Curve with x in the middle
A. Positively Skewed
B. Negatively Skewed
C. Indicate a bimodal
distribution
D. They are two standard
deviations from the mean
A patient has a pre-surgery C. A decreased serum albumin level is normal after surgery
serum albumin level of 3.7
mg/dl and a post-surgery
level of 3.1 mg/dl. The
dietitian should recognize
that?
A. a laboratory error has likely
occurred
B. The patient is
experiencing a protein-
,losing enteropathy
C. A decreased serum
albumin level is normal
after surgery
D. The patient is
experiencing severe
visceral protein
storage depletion
An adolescent's BMI is B. Overweight
plotted on the 90th
percentile on the Centers Underweight is <5
for Disease Control and percentile Normal
Prevention growth chart. weight is 5-84th
The adolescent is: percentile Overweight is
85-94th percentile
A. Obese Obese is greater or equal to 95th percentile
B. Overweight
C. Normal weight
D. At risk for overweight
A patient with chronic B. Increase protein intake
kidney disease on
hemodialysis has the Why: Albumin is a good indicator of long term protein stores in
non acute situations.
following laboratory tests:
BUN 50 mg/dL; albumin 2.8
mg/dL; and calcium 8
mg/dL. What
recommendations should the
dietitian make to improve
these lab values?
A. Decrease fluid intake
B. Increase protein intake
C. Use a calcium supplement
D. Increase the amount
of phosphate binders
, An infant with C. Low phenylalanine, high tyrosine
phenylketonuria requires
which of the following
dietary alterations?
A. Low isoleucine, high valine
B. High isoleucine, low valine
C. Low phenylalanine, high
tyrosine
D. High phenylalanine, low
tyrosine
How many FTE employees B. 14
would be required to staff (8 * 7) = 56
ten 8-hour positions that 56x10= 560/ 40 = 14
require coverage 7 days a
week?
A. 10
B. 14
C. 14.4
D. 15.5
Transferring a staff B. Americans with Disabilities Act
member who is rumored
to have chronic
obstructive pulmonary
disease violates which of the
following acts?
A. Equal Employment
Opportunity Act
B. Americans with Disabilities
Act
C. Fair Labor Standards Act
D. Civil Rights Act
Which of the following A. Roast Turkey
foods would be the best
source of zinc for Jewish Why: Jewish Dietary law restrict pork and zinc is found
clients who observe in mainly in red meat and poultry. Other good
dietary laws? sources of zinc include beans, nuts, and certain
types of seafood, whole grains, fortified breakfast
A. Roast Turkey cereals and dairy products. However, the phytates in
B. Stuffed Pork Chops whole-grains, cereals, and legumes bind zinc and can
C. Whole Wheat Bread inhibit its absorption.
D. Frozen Green Beans
A dietitian who is counseling D. Review with the mother the ways to implement the
the mother of a child with recommended approaches
eating difficulties has
Why: This is the best answer because the dietitian has
evaluated needs and
already evaluated needs and decided on the best
decided on the best
alternatives.
alternatives for feeding.
The dietitian should do
next:
A. Evaluate the
mother's level of
comprehension
B. Instruct the mother in
various feeding
approaches
C. Obtain a list of the
child's food preferences
and typical eating
patterns
D. Review with the mother
the ways to implement the
recommended approaches
,During the counseling C. Preparation
session about lowering
sodium, the client states, "i They are still thinking about making the change, but
have begun reading labels taking steps toward the change. The "action" stage is
to identify sodium contents reached when the individual has made the change of
of food." The client is in switching to low sodium foods for less than 6
which of the following months.
stages of change?
Why: Because the client is starting to get ready to
A. Precontemplation lower his intake of sodium but hasn't actually done
B. Contemplation so. So he is preparing
C. Preparation
D. Action
Which of the following D. They are two standard
statements best
describes the samples that deviations from the mean 68
fall within the shaded
areas?
*Curve with x in the middle
A. Positively Skewed
B. Negatively Skewed
C. Indicate a bimodal
distribution
D. They are two standard
deviations from the mean
A patient has a pre-surgery C. A decreased serum albumin level is normal after surgery
serum albumin level of 3.7
mg/dl and a post-surgery
level of 3.1 mg/dl. The
dietitian should recognize
that?
A. a laboratory error has likely
occurred
B. The patient is
experiencing a protein-
,losing enteropathy
C. A decreased serum
albumin level is normal
after surgery
D. The patient is
experiencing severe
visceral protein
storage depletion
An adolescent's BMI is B. Overweight
plotted on the 90th
percentile on the Centers Underweight is <5
for Disease Control and percentile Normal
Prevention growth chart. weight is 5-84th
The adolescent is: percentile Overweight is
85-94th percentile
A. Obese Obese is greater or equal to 95th percentile
B. Overweight
C. Normal weight
D. At risk for overweight
A patient with chronic B. Increase protein intake
kidney disease on
hemodialysis has the Why: Albumin is a good indicator of long term protein stores in
non acute situations.
following laboratory tests:
BUN 50 mg/dL; albumin 2.8
mg/dL; and calcium 8
mg/dL. What
recommendations should the
dietitian make to improve
these lab values?
A. Decrease fluid intake
B. Increase protein intake
C. Use a calcium supplement
D. Increase the amount
of phosphate binders
, An infant with C. Low phenylalanine, high tyrosine
phenylketonuria requires
which of the following
dietary alterations?
A. Low isoleucine, high valine
B. High isoleucine, low valine
C. Low phenylalanine, high
tyrosine
D. High phenylalanine, low
tyrosine
How many FTE employees B. 14
would be required to staff (8 * 7) = 56
ten 8-hour positions that 56x10= 560/ 40 = 14
require coverage 7 days a
week?
A. 10
B. 14
C. 14.4
D. 15.5
Transferring a staff B. Americans with Disabilities Act
member who is rumored
to have chronic
obstructive pulmonary
disease violates which of the
following acts?
A. Equal Employment
Opportunity Act
B. Americans with Disabilities
Act
C. Fair Labor Standards Act
D. Civil Rights Act
