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

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




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,Chapter 1 - Role of the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist in the Health Care
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True / False
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1. The Scope of Practice encompasses the range of roles, activities, and regulations within which nut
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rition and dietetics practitioners perform.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand ny



REFERENCES: The Registered Dietitian in Clinical Practice
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2. Hospice facilities focus on integrated, multidisciplinary assistance for recovery from acute or chr
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onic illness and/or surgical procedures.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember ny



REFERENCES: The Registered Dietitian in Clinical Practice
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3. With a minimum of 1,000 hours of related practice and at least 90 continuing education cre
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dits, a registered dietitian may become a lactation consultant.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand ny



REFERENCES: Other Health Professionals—Interdisciplinary Teams
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4. Medical doctors are commonly responsible for the initial nutrition screening of patients an
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d for notifying the dietitian if a patient’s intake is inadequate.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand ny



REFERENCES: Other Health Professionals—Interdisciplinary Teams
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5. Some states provide Medicaid benefits for nutrition services, but there is significant variability bet
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ween states.
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a. True
b. False

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,ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand ny



REFERENCES: Health Care Services and Reimbursement for Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT)
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6. To provide optimal nutritional care, all aspects of a patient’s life must be considered.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand ny



REFERENCES: Developing Critical Thinking Skills and Professional Performance
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7. Evidence-based practice can best be defined as purposeful, self-
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regulatory judgment that results in interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and inference upon whi
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ch that judgment is based.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember ny



REFERENCES: Developing Critical Thinking Skills and Professional Performance
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8. The cognitive processes that a dietitian goes through to make clinical judgments are known as pr
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actice standards.n y


a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember ny



REFERENCES: Developing Critical Thinking Skills and Professional Performance
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9. The steps of the decision-making process do not necessarily take place in a particular sequence.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand ny



REFERENCES: Developing Critical Thinking Skills and Professional Performance
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10. The AND’s Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Performance requires that outcomes
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are measurable and evidence-based.
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a. True
b. False
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, ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understandny



REFERENCES: Developing Critical Thinking Skills and Professional Performance
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