Nutrition Care Process (NCP) Exam
Questions with Latest Update
What is the nutrition care process and model? - Answer--a systematic problem-solving
method that food and nutrition professionals use to think critically and make decisions
that address practice-related problems
-a standardized model intended to guide Registered Dieticians and Registered Dietetic
Technicians, in providing high quality nutrition care
Why as the NCP developed? - Answer--developed by the academy of nutrition and
dietetics (AND)
-improve the consistency and quality of individualized patient/client care and the
predictability of the patient/client outcomes
-provide structure and terminology for research studies and data colllection
-provide a standardized language
Nutrition care process: ADIM - Answer-1. assessment: nutritional health status
2. diagnosis: interpret data
3. intervention: develop a plan of action
4. monitor/evaluate: monitor the effectiveness of the plan
Nutrition assessment - Answer-initiates the data collection process that is continued
throughout the NCP and forms the foundation for reassessment and reanalysis of the
data in nutrition monitoring and evaluation
How do food and nutrition professionals determine where to obtain nutritional
assessment data? - Answer-1. for individuals
-patient/client through interview
-observation and measurements
-medical records
-referring health care provider
2. for population groups
-data from surveys
-administrative data sets
-epidemiological or research studies
Categories of nutrition assessment data - Answer--food and nutrition-related history
-biochemical data, medical tests and procedures
-anthropometric measurements
-nutrition-focused physical findings
-client history
Food and nutrition-related history - Answer-food intake, nutrition and health awareness
and management, physical activity and exercise, and food availability
, Biochemical data, medical tests, and procedures - Answer-include laboratory data (ex.
electrolytes, glucose, lipid panel, and gastric emptying time)
Anthropometric measurements - Answer-include height, weight, body mass index (BMI),
growth rate, and rate of weight change
Nutrition-focused physical findings - Answer-include oral health, general physical
appearance, muscle and subcutaneous fat wasting
Client history - Answer-include medication and supplement history, social history,
medical/health history, and personal history
Nutrition assessment: critical thinking - Answer--determining appropriate data to collect
-determining the need for additional information
-selecting assessment tools and procedures that match the situation
-applying assessment tools in valid and reliable ways
-distinguishing relevant from irrelevant data
-distinguishing important from unimportant data
-validating the data
Nutrition diagnosis - Answer--identification and labeling of a nutrition problem that the
RD is responsible for treating independently
-standardized terminology for nutrition diagnosis has been developed to facilitate this
step
-it is suggested that the RD use a PES statement to communicate the nutrition
diagnosis (problem, etiology, and signs/symptoms)
-ex: "inadequate energy intake", "overweight/obesity", "food and nutrition related
knowledge deficit", and "limited access to food or water"
Nutrition diagnosis purpose - Answer--critical step between nutrition assessment and
nutrition intervention
-identification of an existing nutrition problem, by using the data collected in the nutrition
assessment that the RD is responsible for treating
-creates a standardized nutrition language to describe nutrition problems consistently
-different from a medical diagnosis
Nutrition diagnosis components - Answer--nutrition diagnosis is documented by writing
a PES statement
-the format for the PES statement is "nutrition problem label related to ___ as evidenced
by ___"
PES statement should be: - Answer--clear and concise
-specific to the patient
-limited to a single problem
-accurately related to one etiology
Questions with Latest Update
What is the nutrition care process and model? - Answer--a systematic problem-solving
method that food and nutrition professionals use to think critically and make decisions
that address practice-related problems
-a standardized model intended to guide Registered Dieticians and Registered Dietetic
Technicians, in providing high quality nutrition care
Why as the NCP developed? - Answer--developed by the academy of nutrition and
dietetics (AND)
-improve the consistency and quality of individualized patient/client care and the
predictability of the patient/client outcomes
-provide structure and terminology for research studies and data colllection
-provide a standardized language
Nutrition care process: ADIM - Answer-1. assessment: nutritional health status
2. diagnosis: interpret data
3. intervention: develop a plan of action
4. monitor/evaluate: monitor the effectiveness of the plan
Nutrition assessment - Answer-initiates the data collection process that is continued
throughout the NCP and forms the foundation for reassessment and reanalysis of the
data in nutrition monitoring and evaluation
How do food and nutrition professionals determine where to obtain nutritional
assessment data? - Answer-1. for individuals
-patient/client through interview
-observation and measurements
-medical records
-referring health care provider
2. for population groups
-data from surveys
-administrative data sets
-epidemiological or research studies
Categories of nutrition assessment data - Answer--food and nutrition-related history
-biochemical data, medical tests and procedures
-anthropometric measurements
-nutrition-focused physical findings
-client history
Food and nutrition-related history - Answer-food intake, nutrition and health awareness
and management, physical activity and exercise, and food availability
, Biochemical data, medical tests, and procedures - Answer-include laboratory data (ex.
electrolytes, glucose, lipid panel, and gastric emptying time)
Anthropometric measurements - Answer-include height, weight, body mass index (BMI),
growth rate, and rate of weight change
Nutrition-focused physical findings - Answer-include oral health, general physical
appearance, muscle and subcutaneous fat wasting
Client history - Answer-include medication and supplement history, social history,
medical/health history, and personal history
Nutrition assessment: critical thinking - Answer--determining appropriate data to collect
-determining the need for additional information
-selecting assessment tools and procedures that match the situation
-applying assessment tools in valid and reliable ways
-distinguishing relevant from irrelevant data
-distinguishing important from unimportant data
-validating the data
Nutrition diagnosis - Answer--identification and labeling of a nutrition problem that the
RD is responsible for treating independently
-standardized terminology for nutrition diagnosis has been developed to facilitate this
step
-it is suggested that the RD use a PES statement to communicate the nutrition
diagnosis (problem, etiology, and signs/symptoms)
-ex: "inadequate energy intake", "overweight/obesity", "food and nutrition related
knowledge deficit", and "limited access to food or water"
Nutrition diagnosis purpose - Answer--critical step between nutrition assessment and
nutrition intervention
-identification of an existing nutrition problem, by using the data collected in the nutrition
assessment that the RD is responsible for treating
-creates a standardized nutrition language to describe nutrition problems consistently
-different from a medical diagnosis
Nutrition diagnosis components - Answer--nutrition diagnosis is documented by writing
a PES statement
-the format for the PES statement is "nutrition problem label related to ___ as evidenced
by ___"
PES statement should be: - Answer--clear and concise
-specific to the patient
-limited to a single problem
-accurately related to one etiology
