HCA ACTUAL EXAM PRACTICE ASSESSMENTS
WITH RATIONALES 2026
◉ In order to maintain a registered dietitian nutritionist status, a
person must do which of the following? Answer: Complete at least
75 credit hours of continuing education every 5 years
◉ Which of the following industries paid out nearly $60,000 in
median annual wages for dietitian and nutrition services in 2013?
Answer: Outpatient/ambulatory care, Long-term care
◉ Which of the following work environments expect to continue to
employ a large number of registered dietitian nutritionists? Answer:
Hospitals
◉ Which of the following industries paid out the highest median
annual wage for dietitians and nutritionists in 2013? Answer: Food
and nutrition management
◉ Experienced registered dietitian nutritionists may advance to
which of the following? Answer: All of the choices are correct.
Management positions
Become self-employed
,Become sales representatives
◉ True or False? Dietetic assistants may progress up the career
ladder by completing additional coursework and becoming eligible
to take an entrance examination given by the Dietary Managers
Association to be promoted to dietary manager of a food service.
Answer: TRUE
◉ True or False? Employment for registered dietitian nutritionists is
projected to increase with an emphasis on disease prevention.
Answer: TRUE
◉ Which of the following work environments would be appropriate
for registered dietitian nutritionists? Answer: All of the choices are
correct.
Nursing care facility
Private practice
Hospitals
◉ Consultant dietitians work under contract in which of the
following environments? Answer: All of the choices are correct.
They work with healthcare facilities.
,They work with sports teams.
They work for wellness programs.
◉ Which of the following would be considered core competencies
that are typically covered during a brief period of on-the-job training
for community health workers? (Select all that apply.) Answer:
Communication, Outreach Skills, Health information specific to the
job duties
◉ True or False? Community health workers advocate for the health
needs of community members. Answer: TRUE
◉ Which of the following areas employ the largest numbers of
health educators? Answer: Governments
◉ True or False? Behavior analysts have recently seen an increase in
recognition in relation to the high number of children diagnosed
with autism spectrum disorders. Answer: TRUE
◉ True or False? In healthcare facilities, health educators help
organize the physician's schedule and facilitate the patient
appointment times throughout the daylight hours. Answer: FALSE
, ◉ Which of the following is the minimum requirement to be eligible
for the Certified Health Education Specialist examination? Answer:
Bachelor's degree
◉ True or False? Health educators teach people about behaviors that
promote wellness and develop and implement strategies to improve
the health of both individuals and communities. Answer: TRUE
◉ True or False? As of 2015, no states required licensure for health
educators. Answer: TRUE
◉ Community health educators often educate which of the following
groups with information related to the importance of funding health
programs? Answer: Legislators
◉ Which of the following areas employ the lowest numbers of health
educators? Answer: Social assistance programs
◉ How many states in the United States require optometrists to be
licensed? Answer: All states
◉ Speech-language pathologists perform which of the following job
duties? Answer: All of the choices are correct.
WITH RATIONALES 2026
◉ In order to maintain a registered dietitian nutritionist status, a
person must do which of the following? Answer: Complete at least
75 credit hours of continuing education every 5 years
◉ Which of the following industries paid out nearly $60,000 in
median annual wages for dietitian and nutrition services in 2013?
Answer: Outpatient/ambulatory care, Long-term care
◉ Which of the following work environments expect to continue to
employ a large number of registered dietitian nutritionists? Answer:
Hospitals
◉ Which of the following industries paid out the highest median
annual wage for dietitians and nutritionists in 2013? Answer: Food
and nutrition management
◉ Experienced registered dietitian nutritionists may advance to
which of the following? Answer: All of the choices are correct.
Management positions
Become self-employed
,Become sales representatives
◉ True or False? Dietetic assistants may progress up the career
ladder by completing additional coursework and becoming eligible
to take an entrance examination given by the Dietary Managers
Association to be promoted to dietary manager of a food service.
Answer: TRUE
◉ True or False? Employment for registered dietitian nutritionists is
projected to increase with an emphasis on disease prevention.
Answer: TRUE
◉ Which of the following work environments would be appropriate
for registered dietitian nutritionists? Answer: All of the choices are
correct.
Nursing care facility
Private practice
Hospitals
◉ Consultant dietitians work under contract in which of the
following environments? Answer: All of the choices are correct.
They work with healthcare facilities.
,They work with sports teams.
They work for wellness programs.
◉ Which of the following would be considered core competencies
that are typically covered during a brief period of on-the-job training
for community health workers? (Select all that apply.) Answer:
Communication, Outreach Skills, Health information specific to the
job duties
◉ True or False? Community health workers advocate for the health
needs of community members. Answer: TRUE
◉ Which of the following areas employ the largest numbers of
health educators? Answer: Governments
◉ True or False? Behavior analysts have recently seen an increase in
recognition in relation to the high number of children diagnosed
with autism spectrum disorders. Answer: TRUE
◉ True or False? In healthcare facilities, health educators help
organize the physician's schedule and facilitate the patient
appointment times throughout the daylight hours. Answer: FALSE
, ◉ Which of the following is the minimum requirement to be eligible
for the Certified Health Education Specialist examination? Answer:
Bachelor's degree
◉ True or False? Health educators teach people about behaviors that
promote wellness and develop and implement strategies to improve
the health of both individuals and communities. Answer: TRUE
◉ True or False? As of 2015, no states required licensure for health
educators. Answer: TRUE
◉ Community health educators often educate which of the following
groups with information related to the importance of funding health
programs? Answer: Legislators
◉ Which of the following areas employ the lowest numbers of health
educators? Answer: Social assistance programs
◉ How many states in the United States require optometrists to be
licensed? Answer: All states
◉ Speech-language pathologists perform which of the following job
duties? Answer: All of the choices are correct.
