BMS 445 Exam 1 Practice Questions AND Correct Answers
________ is the way individuals learn to assess and modify a situation
before acting. A critical thinker is simultaneously problem solving and
self-improving his or her thinking ability. - ✔✔critical thinking
_________ are the number one cause of hospitalizations. - ✔✔birth
defects
A community nutritionist conducting a needs assessment may use the
nine-step framework such as: - ✔✔all of these are correct
A community nutritionist conducting cohort studies does not need to
evaluate the baseline risk factors first and then follow the participants
over time to monitor disease occurrence. T or F. - ✔✔F
A community nutritionist does not need to know that people from
varying backgrounds become acculturated into US society because
dietary habits do not change from who grains and vegetables to foods
that are higher in fats and sugars. T or F. - ✔✔F
A community nutritionist in the intervention phase may have issues
involving community organizations such as churches for which of the
following reasons? - ✔✔many of them have their own causes, which
may or may not have a health or nutrition focus
,A community nutritionist needs to collect data on food intake from
clients. She could use the following to obtain an estimate of typical
food intakes except: - ✔✔usual intake record
A descriptive epidemiological method that is sometimes useful for
health policy that can be used to know the number of people with a
particular characteristic or number of events that occurred in a given
region or community is called: - ✔✔a counting case
A dietitian collecting detailed information from her clients about the
dietary makeup of meals, plus other risk factors such as the economic
status, could use which method? - ✔✔diet history
A dietitian conducting a research study knows that deliberate
sampling is a method of sample selection where specific target groups
or communities are invited to participate in the study. T or F. - ✔✔T
A dietitian conducting research study knows that deliberate sampling
is a method where people are randomly selected. T or F. - ✔✔F
A dietitian working in the Asian community learned that heart disease
rates are estimated to be one and one half to four times greater
among Asian-Indian immigrants than among Caucasian Americans. T
or F. - ✔✔T
, A dietitian working in the community setting may consider age, race,
gender, ethnicity, income, and education level as important
demographics that may affect health and nutrition outcomes. T of F. -
✔✔T
A group of dietitians worked hard to change the laws on food safety.
This action is an example of: - ✔✔systems-based prevention
A nutrition strategy that utilizes food and/or nutrient delivery is part
of which step of the Nutrition Care Process? - ✔✔nutrition
intervention
A nutritionist conducting physical examinations of individuals should
evaluate hair, fingernails, skin color, lips, and eyes. T or F. - ✔✔T
A nutritionist could measure body fluids such as blood, urine, or feces
as part of a physical examination test. T or F. - ✔✔F
A nutritionist screening individuals who are at risk for poor nutritional
status, such as low hemoglobin levels, will yield: - ✔✔a high
sensitivity rate
A researcher wants to investigate the effect of lipids on different
nutrient utilization. He or she would conduct a metabolic diet study
that would: - ✔✔develop a nutritionally adequate diet that has one or
________ is the way individuals learn to assess and modify a situation
before acting. A critical thinker is simultaneously problem solving and
self-improving his or her thinking ability. - ✔✔critical thinking
_________ are the number one cause of hospitalizations. - ✔✔birth
defects
A community nutritionist conducting a needs assessment may use the
nine-step framework such as: - ✔✔all of these are correct
A community nutritionist conducting cohort studies does not need to
evaluate the baseline risk factors first and then follow the participants
over time to monitor disease occurrence. T or F. - ✔✔F
A community nutritionist does not need to know that people from
varying backgrounds become acculturated into US society because
dietary habits do not change from who grains and vegetables to foods
that are higher in fats and sugars. T or F. - ✔✔F
A community nutritionist in the intervention phase may have issues
involving community organizations such as churches for which of the
following reasons? - ✔✔many of them have their own causes, which
may or may not have a health or nutrition focus
,A community nutritionist needs to collect data on food intake from
clients. She could use the following to obtain an estimate of typical
food intakes except: - ✔✔usual intake record
A descriptive epidemiological method that is sometimes useful for
health policy that can be used to know the number of people with a
particular characteristic or number of events that occurred in a given
region or community is called: - ✔✔a counting case
A dietitian collecting detailed information from her clients about the
dietary makeup of meals, plus other risk factors such as the economic
status, could use which method? - ✔✔diet history
A dietitian conducting a research study knows that deliberate
sampling is a method of sample selection where specific target groups
or communities are invited to participate in the study. T or F. - ✔✔T
A dietitian conducting research study knows that deliberate sampling
is a method where people are randomly selected. T or F. - ✔✔F
A dietitian working in the Asian community learned that heart disease
rates are estimated to be one and one half to four times greater
among Asian-Indian immigrants than among Caucasian Americans. T
or F. - ✔✔T
, A dietitian working in the community setting may consider age, race,
gender, ethnicity, income, and education level as important
demographics that may affect health and nutrition outcomes. T of F. -
✔✔T
A group of dietitians worked hard to change the laws on food safety.
This action is an example of: - ✔✔systems-based prevention
A nutrition strategy that utilizes food and/or nutrient delivery is part
of which step of the Nutrition Care Process? - ✔✔nutrition
intervention
A nutritionist conducting physical examinations of individuals should
evaluate hair, fingernails, skin color, lips, and eyes. T or F. - ✔✔T
A nutritionist could measure body fluids such as blood, urine, or feces
as part of a physical examination test. T or F. - ✔✔F
A nutritionist screening individuals who are at risk for poor nutritional
status, such as low hemoglobin levels, will yield: - ✔✔a high
sensitivity rate
A researcher wants to investigate the effect of lipids on different
nutrient utilization. He or she would conduct a metabolic diet study
that would: - ✔✔develop a nutritionally adequate diet that has one or
