TEST BANK Nutrition Therapy and Pathophysiology 4th Edition, by Marcia Nelms and Kathryn P. Sucher. All Chapters 1-25

Chapter 1 - Role of the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist in the Health Care True / False 1. The Scope of Practice encompasses the range of roles, activities, and regulations within which nutrition and dietetics practitioners perform. a. True b. False ANSWER: True DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand REFERENCES: The Registered Dietitian in Clinical Practice 2. Hospice facilities focus on integrated, multidisciplinary assistance for recovery from acute or chronic illness and/or surgical procedures. a. True b. False ANSWER: False DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember REFERENCES: The Registered Dietitian in Clinical Practice 3. With a minimum of 1,000 hours of related practice and at least 90 continuing education credits, a registered dietitian may become a lactation consultant. a. True b. False ANSWER: True DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand REFERENCES: Other Health Professionals—Interdisciplinary Teams 4. Medical doctors are commonly responsible for the initial nutrition screening of patients and for notifying the dietitian if a patient’s intake is inadequate. a. True b. False ANSWER: False DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand REFERENCES: Other Health Professionals—Interdisciplinary Teams 5. Some states provide Medicaid benefits for nutrition services, but there is significant variability between states. a. True b. False Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 3 ANSWER: True DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand REFERENCES: Health Care Services and Reimbursement for Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) 6. To provide optimal nutritional care, all aspects of a patient’s life must be considered. a. True b. False ANSWER: True DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand REFERENCES: Developing Critical Thinking Skills and Professional Performance 7. Evidence-based practice can best be defined as purposeful, self-regulatory judgment that results in interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and inference upon which that judgment is based. a. True b. False ANSWER: False DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember REFERENCES: Developing Critical Thinking Skills and Professional Performance 8. The cognitive processes that a dietitian goes through to make clinical judgments are known as practice standards. a. True b. False ANSWER: False DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember REFERENCES: Developing Critical Thinking Skills and Professional Performance 9. The steps of the decision-making process do not necessarily take place in a particular sequence. a. True b. False ANSWER: True DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand REFERENCES: Developing Critical Thinking Skills and Professional Performance 10. The AND’s Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Performance requires that outcomes are measurable and evidence-based. a. True b. False ANSWER: True Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 4 DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand REFERENCES: Developing Critical Thinking Skills and Professional Performance Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 5 Multiple Choice 11. A hospital that is owned or managed by the community or a religious organization rather than a group of investors is classified as: a. private profit. b. veterans/military. c. private not for profit. d. public not for profit. e. public for profit. ANSWER: c DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember REFERENCES: The Registered Dietitian in Clinical Practice 12. What is an example of a tool used by a dietitian to track his or her professional progress as part of the Practice Management and Advancement Standard? a. Scope of Practice for the RD and DTR b. CDR Professional Development Portfolio c. Nutrition Care Process Reference Manual d. Scope of Practice Decision Tool e. Dietetics Career Development Guide ANSWER: b DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand REFERENCES: The Registered Dietitian in Clinical Practice 13. Reviewing productivity reports, hiring and training employees, and developing policies are all major tasks of the: a. clinical nutrition manager. b. dietetic assistant. c. clinical dietitian. d. diet clerk. e. dietetic technician (DTR) ANSWER: a