CERTIFIED DIETARY MANAGER (CDM) EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Acute Care - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Healthcare services for individuals who become acutely or suddenly
ill and need to be hospitalized, generally over a short period of time.
Client - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The accepted terminology for which services are provided in any setting.
Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅An organization offering
several levels of healthcare on one campus.
Code of Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A written statement of standards for the guidance of both
supervisors and employees.
Confidentiality - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The protection of information that is considered private or
personal.
Congregate Feeding Sites - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Foodservice generally offering hot meals 5 times a
week at noon, providing necessary nutrition and an opportunity for social contact and activities.
Contract Management - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Foodservice management provided by a contract
company.
Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Professional who has completed an ANFP-
approved training program and passed the national certification examination. Responsible for
management of the food operation.
Dietetic Technician Registered (DTR) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Professional who has completed an AND-
approved associate degree program and who works under clinical and consultant dietitians to provide
appropriate nutrition care.
Healthcare Team - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A group of specialists in their respective areas.
,Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Requiring all
healthcare organizations to maintain confidentiality and security of individuals' medical information.
Home Delivered Meals - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Agency that provides meals and delivery to home
environment to those meeting the criteria.
Hospice - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Service providing terminally ill patients with help in improving the
quality of life.
In-home Services - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Home healthcare providing skilled nursing services,
rehabilitation services, and personal care services.
Interdisciplinary Care Team (ICT) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The combined group of professionals that
provide input into the care of the client.
Long-term Care - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Services provided to individuals who have healthcare needs
that require ongoing support.
Manager - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A person who plans, directs, organizes, and controls work.
Mission Stataement - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅An organization's reason for being a definition of what the
organization does.
Registered Dietitian (RD) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅An individual who has a minimum of a bachelor's
degree in nutrition/dietetics and who has completed experience and registration requirements of the
AND.
Residential Care Facility - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A facility that provides ongoing day-to-day care for a
resident who could not otherwise do so, but does not have intensive medical needs.
,Scope of Practice - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A terminology used by national and state licensing boards for
various professions that defines the procedures, actions, and processes that are permitted for the
certified individual.
Skilled Nursing Facility - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅An institution that accepts patients who need the skill
and healthcare professionals to manage health needs around the clock.
Al dente' - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Italian cooking term meaning cooking until still firm, but tender to the
tooth; not soft.
Buffet-style Service - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Clients serve themselves from a number of choices on a
buffet line.
Centralized Meal Service - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Foods prepared and portioned onto trays of plates at
a central location in or adjacent to the main kitchen.
Closed Question - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A question with a limited number of answers such as one
easily answered with yes or no.
Comfort Food - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Any food that imparts a unique sense of emotional well-being
such as chicken soup.
Cultural Change - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Focus on person-centered, resident-driven services and care
for older Americans allowing expansion of choices in a healthcare community.
Cycle Menu - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Changes to a menu daily over a period of time or cycle such as
three days or three weeks.
Decentralized Meal Service - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Bulk quantities of prepared foods are sent hot or
cold to other locations for finishing and service.
, External Nutrition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Supplemental feeding, by mouth or by tube, of formulas or
food that contain essential nutrients.
Kosher - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Fit, proper, or in agreement with religious law. Kosher meat means the
animal has been slaughtered in a special way. Kosher foods are typically blessed by a rabbi.
Likert Scale - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A common rating technique that uses words of numbers.
Non-selective Menus - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅One in which clients do not have the opportunity to make
choices for main dishes.
Nutrition Support - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅General term describing providing foods and liquids to
improve nutritional status.
Open-ended Question - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Allows the participant to answer freely, saying whatever
comes to mind.
Productivity Indexes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Measures to determine productivity level involving careful
calculations of time, meals, and labor. Includes meals per labor hour, minutes per meal, and labor hours
per meal.
Quality Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The evaluation of processes and outcomes to determine if
a defined standard of quality is being achieved.
Quality Assurance - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Sum total of structure, processes, and procedures designed
to ensure that clients feel that both food and services are excellent and the facility meets of exceeds an
expected standard of quality.
Quality Indicator - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Measures outcomes.
Quality Improvement - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The on-going process to improve the delivery of food,
services, and outcomes.
ANSWERS
Acute Care - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Healthcare services for individuals who become acutely or suddenly
ill and need to be hospitalized, generally over a short period of time.
Client - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The accepted terminology for which services are provided in any setting.
Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅An organization offering
several levels of healthcare on one campus.
Code of Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A written statement of standards for the guidance of both
supervisors and employees.
Confidentiality - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The protection of information that is considered private or
personal.
Congregate Feeding Sites - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Foodservice generally offering hot meals 5 times a
week at noon, providing necessary nutrition and an opportunity for social contact and activities.
Contract Management - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Foodservice management provided by a contract
company.
Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Professional who has completed an ANFP-
approved training program and passed the national certification examination. Responsible for
management of the food operation.
Dietetic Technician Registered (DTR) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Professional who has completed an AND-
approved associate degree program and who works under clinical and consultant dietitians to provide
appropriate nutrition care.
Healthcare Team - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A group of specialists in their respective areas.
,Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Requiring all
healthcare organizations to maintain confidentiality and security of individuals' medical information.
Home Delivered Meals - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Agency that provides meals and delivery to home
environment to those meeting the criteria.
Hospice - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Service providing terminally ill patients with help in improving the
quality of life.
In-home Services - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Home healthcare providing skilled nursing services,
rehabilitation services, and personal care services.
Interdisciplinary Care Team (ICT) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The combined group of professionals that
provide input into the care of the client.
Long-term Care - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Services provided to individuals who have healthcare needs
that require ongoing support.
Manager - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A person who plans, directs, organizes, and controls work.
Mission Stataement - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅An organization's reason for being a definition of what the
organization does.
Registered Dietitian (RD) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅An individual who has a minimum of a bachelor's
degree in nutrition/dietetics and who has completed experience and registration requirements of the
AND.
Residential Care Facility - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A facility that provides ongoing day-to-day care for a
resident who could not otherwise do so, but does not have intensive medical needs.
,Scope of Practice - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A terminology used by national and state licensing boards for
various professions that defines the procedures, actions, and processes that are permitted for the
certified individual.
Skilled Nursing Facility - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅An institution that accepts patients who need the skill
and healthcare professionals to manage health needs around the clock.
Al dente' - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Italian cooking term meaning cooking until still firm, but tender to the
tooth; not soft.
Buffet-style Service - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Clients serve themselves from a number of choices on a
buffet line.
Centralized Meal Service - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Foods prepared and portioned onto trays of plates at
a central location in or adjacent to the main kitchen.
Closed Question - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A question with a limited number of answers such as one
easily answered with yes or no.
Comfort Food - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Any food that imparts a unique sense of emotional well-being
such as chicken soup.
Cultural Change - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Focus on person-centered, resident-driven services and care
for older Americans allowing expansion of choices in a healthcare community.
Cycle Menu - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Changes to a menu daily over a period of time or cycle such as
three days or three weeks.
Decentralized Meal Service - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Bulk quantities of prepared foods are sent hot or
cold to other locations for finishing and service.
, External Nutrition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Supplemental feeding, by mouth or by tube, of formulas or
food that contain essential nutrients.
Kosher - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Fit, proper, or in agreement with religious law. Kosher meat means the
animal has been slaughtered in a special way. Kosher foods are typically blessed by a rabbi.
Likert Scale - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A common rating technique that uses words of numbers.
Non-selective Menus - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅One in which clients do not have the opportunity to make
choices for main dishes.
Nutrition Support - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅General term describing providing foods and liquids to
improve nutritional status.
Open-ended Question - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Allows the participant to answer freely, saying whatever
comes to mind.
Productivity Indexes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Measures to determine productivity level involving careful
calculations of time, meals, and labor. Includes meals per labor hour, minutes per meal, and labor hours
per meal.
Quality Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The evaluation of processes and outcomes to determine if
a defined standard of quality is being achieved.
Quality Assurance - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Sum total of structure, processes, and procedures designed
to ensure that clients feel that both food and services are excellent and the facility meets of exceeds an
expected standard of quality.
Quality Indicator - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Measures outcomes.
Quality Improvement - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The on-going process to improve the delivery of food,
services, and outcomes.
