Board certified gerontological nutrition QUESTIONS
WITH WELL VERIFIED ANSWERS
Elder self-neglect definition - answer☑️✔️..inability of elderly to take care of their needs and
protect themselves from harm.
Signs of elder self-neglect - answer☑️✔️..- refusal to take medication or eat
-inability to maintain basic hygiene
-lack of basic utilities
-accumulation of trash or an uninhabitable environment
How to report elder abuse - answer☑️✔️..-immediate danger, call 911
-not immediate, call local welfare or social services such as adult protective services.
Vulnerable Elder Rights Protection Program - answer☑️✔️..helps develop ombudsman offices
and support for elders.
Adult protective services funding - answer☑️✔️..administered independently by state and is
financed through state and local funds
Continuum of care definition - answer☑️✔️..coordinated care that involves diagnosis and
treatment, and rehab, supportive and maintenance services that address the needs of elderly
adults.
Settings of continuum of care services - answer☑️✔️..- Ambulatory settings such as health
centers, private MD office, HMOs, PPOs
-Community based such as adult day care, senior centers and home health services.
-institutional setting such as hospitals, SNF, LTC, rehab and hospice.
, How is malnutrition and respiratory function interrelated? - answer☑️✔️..malnutrition can
cause loss of respiratory muscle mass and adversely affect overall lung function.
How does protein deficiency r/t pulmonary edema? - answer☑️✔️..increases the risk of
pulmonary edema r/t decreased colloid oncotic pressure.
Low levels of what nutrients can affect respiratory function? - answer☑️✔️..iron, calcium,
magnesium and phosphorus
Environmental changes to reduce dysphagia effects and increase nutrition. -
answer☑️✔️..Allow sufficient time to eat. The room should be free from distractions, add
fluids or sauces to increase moisture in food, add extra condiments for added calories and
moisture.
National Dysphagia Diet Task Force (NDDTF) goal - answer☑️✔️..SLP, dietetics, food science
and food industry individual to standardize texture-modified diets to help choose the most
appropriate diet.
Under which service and for what conditions is MNT covered - answer☑️✔️..Medicare part B
for diabetes and end stage kidney disease (not receiving dialysis). Must have physician referral.
How many hours of MNT is covered? - answer☑️✔️..3 hours the first year and 2 hours each
subsequent year.
Diagnosis related groups - answer☑️✔️..reimbursements to hospitals and SNFs are based on
diagnosis related groups (DRGs). Each DRG is reimbursed at a flat rate.
WITH WELL VERIFIED ANSWERS
Elder self-neglect definition - answer☑️✔️..inability of elderly to take care of their needs and
protect themselves from harm.
Signs of elder self-neglect - answer☑️✔️..- refusal to take medication or eat
-inability to maintain basic hygiene
-lack of basic utilities
-accumulation of trash or an uninhabitable environment
How to report elder abuse - answer☑️✔️..-immediate danger, call 911
-not immediate, call local welfare or social services such as adult protective services.
Vulnerable Elder Rights Protection Program - answer☑️✔️..helps develop ombudsman offices
and support for elders.
Adult protective services funding - answer☑️✔️..administered independently by state and is
financed through state and local funds
Continuum of care definition - answer☑️✔️..coordinated care that involves diagnosis and
treatment, and rehab, supportive and maintenance services that address the needs of elderly
adults.
Settings of continuum of care services - answer☑️✔️..- Ambulatory settings such as health
centers, private MD office, HMOs, PPOs
-Community based such as adult day care, senior centers and home health services.
-institutional setting such as hospitals, SNF, LTC, rehab and hospice.
, How is malnutrition and respiratory function interrelated? - answer☑️✔️..malnutrition can
cause loss of respiratory muscle mass and adversely affect overall lung function.
How does protein deficiency r/t pulmonary edema? - answer☑️✔️..increases the risk of
pulmonary edema r/t decreased colloid oncotic pressure.
Low levels of what nutrients can affect respiratory function? - answer☑️✔️..iron, calcium,
magnesium and phosphorus
Environmental changes to reduce dysphagia effects and increase nutrition. -
answer☑️✔️..Allow sufficient time to eat. The room should be free from distractions, add
fluids or sauces to increase moisture in food, add extra condiments for added calories and
moisture.
National Dysphagia Diet Task Force (NDDTF) goal - answer☑️✔️..SLP, dietetics, food science
and food industry individual to standardize texture-modified diets to help choose the most
appropriate diet.
Under which service and for what conditions is MNT covered - answer☑️✔️..Medicare part B
for diabetes and end stage kidney disease (not receiving dialysis). Must have physician referral.
How many hours of MNT is covered? - answer☑️✔️..3 hours the first year and 2 hours each
subsequent year.
Diagnosis related groups - answer☑️✔️..reimbursements to hospitals and SNFs are based on
diagnosis related groups (DRGs). Each DRG is reimbursed at a flat rate.
