KRAUSE AND MAHAN’S FOOD AND THE
NUTRITION CARE PROCESS
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS COMPLETE
REVIEW SHEET
●● What are the four steps of the Nutrition Care Process?
Answer: Nutrition assessment, Nutrition diagnosis, Nutrition
intervention, Nutrition monitoring and evaluation.
●● What is the goal of the NCP?
Answer: To provide a framework that allows the RDN to individualize
care using standard language and a standardized structure.
●● What does the NCP facilitate?
Answer: More effective comparison of nutrition assessment findings and
patient nutrition problems across health care systems.
●● How does the NCP relate to medical diagnoses?
Answer: The role of the RDN is to provide nutrition care in conjunction
with and complementary to medical care.
,●● What is the acronym for the four steps of the NCP?
Answer: ADIME - Assessment, Diagnosis, Intervention, Monitoring, and
Evaluation.
●● What is eNCPT?
Answer: Electronic Nutrition Care Process Terminology, a way to
integrate the NCP with electronic health records.
●● What does a PES statement consist of?
Answer: Problem, Etiology, and Symptoms.
●● What are RDN-level factors affecting the NCP?
Answer: Collaboration, Skills and Competencies, Communication,
Evidence-based Practice, Critical Thinking, Documentation, Code of
Ethics, Nutrition & Dietetics Knowledge.
●● What are environmental factors affecting the NCP?
Answer: Health Care Systems, Social Systems, Economics, Practice
Settings.
●● What is the central relationship in the NCP Model?
Answer: The relationship between the RDN and the client.
,●● What does the NCP Model illustrate about its steps?
Answer: The steps are not linear; it is a cycle.
●● What is the purpose of the Nutrition Care Process?
Answer: To provide individualized nutrition care based on systematic
assessment and intervention.
●● What is the significance of standardized terminology in the NCP?
Answer: It allows for effective comparison of findings across different
health care systems.
●● What is the relationship between the NCP and the Standards of
Practice?
Answer: The Standards outline the RDN's scope of practice and
competence in nutrition care.
●● What is the role of the RDN in the NCP?
Answer: To assess, diagnose, intervene, and monitor nutrition care for
clients.
●● What should be included in the assessment step of the NCP?
Answer: Relevant patient information such as signs, symptoms, medical
history, and dietary restrictions.
, ●● What is the focus of the NCP?
Answer: The factors that affect the client's ability to utilize and benefit
from RDN services.
●● What is the purpose of the Monitoring & Evaluation step in the
NCP?
Answer: To evaluate outcomes of interventions and plan for follow-up.
●● What does the NCP Model encompass?
Answer: The four steps of the NCP and factors affecting how RDNs
apply it.
●● What is the significance of the client-RDN relationship in the NCP?
Answer: It is central to the effectiveness of the Nutrition Care Process.
●● What is the importance of continuing education for RDNs?
Answer: To maintain competence and fulfill the Standards of Practice.
●● What is the role of the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)?
Answer: To publish the Scope and Standards of Practice for Registered
Dietitian Nutritionists.
●● What is the purpose of the ADIME charting format?
NUTRITION CARE PROCESS
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS COMPLETE
REVIEW SHEET
●● What are the four steps of the Nutrition Care Process?
Answer: Nutrition assessment, Nutrition diagnosis, Nutrition
intervention, Nutrition monitoring and evaluation.
●● What is the goal of the NCP?
Answer: To provide a framework that allows the RDN to individualize
care using standard language and a standardized structure.
●● What does the NCP facilitate?
Answer: More effective comparison of nutrition assessment findings and
patient nutrition problems across health care systems.
●● How does the NCP relate to medical diagnoses?
Answer: The role of the RDN is to provide nutrition care in conjunction
with and complementary to medical care.
,●● What is the acronym for the four steps of the NCP?
Answer: ADIME - Assessment, Diagnosis, Intervention, Monitoring, and
Evaluation.
●● What is eNCPT?
Answer: Electronic Nutrition Care Process Terminology, a way to
integrate the NCP with electronic health records.
●● What does a PES statement consist of?
Answer: Problem, Etiology, and Symptoms.
●● What are RDN-level factors affecting the NCP?
Answer: Collaboration, Skills and Competencies, Communication,
Evidence-based Practice, Critical Thinking, Documentation, Code of
Ethics, Nutrition & Dietetics Knowledge.
●● What are environmental factors affecting the NCP?
Answer: Health Care Systems, Social Systems, Economics, Practice
Settings.
●● What is the central relationship in the NCP Model?
Answer: The relationship between the RDN and the client.
,●● What does the NCP Model illustrate about its steps?
Answer: The steps are not linear; it is a cycle.
●● What is the purpose of the Nutrition Care Process?
Answer: To provide individualized nutrition care based on systematic
assessment and intervention.
●● What is the significance of standardized terminology in the NCP?
Answer: It allows for effective comparison of findings across different
health care systems.
●● What is the relationship between the NCP and the Standards of
Practice?
Answer: The Standards outline the RDN's scope of practice and
competence in nutrition care.
●● What is the role of the RDN in the NCP?
Answer: To assess, diagnose, intervene, and monitor nutrition care for
clients.
●● What should be included in the assessment step of the NCP?
Answer: Relevant patient information such as signs, symptoms, medical
history, and dietary restrictions.
, ●● What is the focus of the NCP?
Answer: The factors that affect the client's ability to utilize and benefit
from RDN services.
●● What is the purpose of the Monitoring & Evaluation step in the
NCP?
Answer: To evaluate outcomes of interventions and plan for follow-up.
●● What does the NCP Model encompass?
Answer: The four steps of the NCP and factors affecting how RDNs
apply it.
●● What is the significance of the client-RDN relationship in the NCP?
Answer: It is central to the effectiveness of the Nutrition Care Process.
●● What is the importance of continuing education for RDNs?
Answer: To maintain competence and fulfill the Standards of Practice.
●● What is the role of the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)?
Answer: To publish the Scope and Standards of Practice for Registered
Dietitian Nutritionists.
●● What is the purpose of the ADIME charting format?
