NCP Diagnosis Exam Questions and
Answers
Medical Nutrition Therapy - Answer-Nutrition care provided for clients with a medical
diagnosis or problem
Nutrition Care Process - Answer-A system to be used in providing MNT
Parts of the NCP Model - Answer-Screening and referral: feeds the NCP
1. Nutrition Assessment: ABCDP
2. Nutrition Diagnosis
3. Nutrition Intervention
4. Nutrition Monitoring & Evaluation
Re-assessment: feeds the NCP
Nutritional screening - Answer-Potential step: identify people at nutrition risk; should be
quick and easy; can be performed by various members for health care team; should be
repeated during hospital stay
Nutrition assessments ABCDPs - Answer-LEAD to a nutrition diagnosis; give HINTS to
the nutrition problem
Medical problems/Dx - Answer-Disease or pathology that has nutritional implications;
gather from the medical record (i.e. diagnosis, impressions)
Nutrition problems/Dx - Answer-Existing (documented) or "predicted" (not present, but
anticipated)
Nutrition diagnosis - Answer-Identify nutrition problems that are most important to fix
Nutrition diagnosis domains - Answer-1. Intake (NI)
2. Clinical (NC)
3. Behavioral-Environmental (NB)
Intake (NI) categories - Answer-Energy balance, oral or nutrition support intake, fluid
intake, bioactive substances, nutrient
Bioactive substance - Answer-Food substances added to a food product or taken as
supplements that have a specific intended health purpse; ex: soy protein,
pro-/prebiotics, caffeine
If there is a choice between a PES statement using 2 different diagnoses from different
domains, which diagnosis domain should you consider more specific to the role of the
RD? - Answer-Intake (NI)
Answers
Medical Nutrition Therapy - Answer-Nutrition care provided for clients with a medical
diagnosis or problem
Nutrition Care Process - Answer-A system to be used in providing MNT
Parts of the NCP Model - Answer-Screening and referral: feeds the NCP
1. Nutrition Assessment: ABCDP
2. Nutrition Diagnosis
3. Nutrition Intervention
4. Nutrition Monitoring & Evaluation
Re-assessment: feeds the NCP
Nutritional screening - Answer-Potential step: identify people at nutrition risk; should be
quick and easy; can be performed by various members for health care team; should be
repeated during hospital stay
Nutrition assessments ABCDPs - Answer-LEAD to a nutrition diagnosis; give HINTS to
the nutrition problem
Medical problems/Dx - Answer-Disease or pathology that has nutritional implications;
gather from the medical record (i.e. diagnosis, impressions)
Nutrition problems/Dx - Answer-Existing (documented) or "predicted" (not present, but
anticipated)
Nutrition diagnosis - Answer-Identify nutrition problems that are most important to fix
Nutrition diagnosis domains - Answer-1. Intake (NI)
2. Clinical (NC)
3. Behavioral-Environmental (NB)
Intake (NI) categories - Answer-Energy balance, oral or nutrition support intake, fluid
intake, bioactive substances, nutrient
Bioactive substance - Answer-Food substances added to a food product or taken as
supplements that have a specific intended health purpse; ex: soy protein,
pro-/prebiotics, caffeine
If there is a choice between a PES statement using 2 different diagnoses from different
domains, which diagnosis domain should you consider more specific to the role of the
RD? - Answer-Intake (NI)
