MNT Final Exam ACTUAL Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Which of the Following would you work closely with if you were changing the amount of
nutrients that were delivered via parenteral support? - CORRECT ANSWER - Pharmacist
Processing diet orders, checking menus against standards, and setting up standard nourishment
are all major tasks of the: - CORRECT ANSWER - Diet Clerk
Which courses need to be done for CITI? - CORRECT ANSWER - Basic and Good
Clinical Practice
A series of clinical judgments that result in an informal or formal diagnosis can be termed: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Diagnostic Reasoning
Your patient has cirrhosis of the liver and you have planned specific nutrition intervention for
him. You continue to monitor him and observe for clinical and lab values that are consistent with
cirrhosis. This type of thinking is: - CORRECT ANSWER - Diagnostic Reasoning
The ability to identify problems and make decisions regarding the most appropriate solutions is
an example of which component of critical thinking? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Competence
If your patient is terminally ill and the family is having a hard time dealing with this, you would
consult the: - CORRECT ANSWER - Social Worker
In a neurological setting, where swallowing problems are common, the dietitian would have to
work closely with which allied health professional? - CORRECT ANSWER - Speech-
Language Pathologist
Evaluation of care that focuses on the status of the participants after receiving care is termed: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Outcomes Research
,A hospital that is privately owned by a community religious organization and not a group of
share holders is classified as: - CORRECT ANSWER - Private Not for Profit
For which of the following diagnoses are an RD's services not covered by Medicare? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Anemia
A doctor has requested that a patient learn how to quit smoking. The health professional that
would be consulted is the: - CORRECT ANSWER - Pharmacist
Which of the following is not part of the scientific method? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Review the Phenomenon
The dietitian's continuing education and career reflection are examples of what component of
critical thinking? - CORRECT ANSWER - Specific Knowledge Base
The dietitian should ensure that a nutritional diagnosis is ___ and _____ with the assessment data
collected? - CORRECT ANSWER - Plausible, consistent
Learning from patients, observations, and interactions with other health professionals is an
example of which component of critical thinking? - CORRECT ANSWER - Experience
Reviewing productivity reports, hiring, and training employees, and developing policies are all
major tasks of: - CORRECT ANSWER - Clinical Nutrition Manager
Which of the following is not essential to critical thinking? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Confidence
CITI training covers: - CORRECT ANSWER - Ethics, Human subjects and animal
subjects rights, Patient's rights and responsibilites
,A systematically developed statement based on scientific evidence to assist practitioner and
patient decisions about appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances is a: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Guideline
You have completed an assessment on a patient, determined that he is not meeting his intake
needs, and prescribed a nutritional supplement. A few days later, you visit him to see if he is
drinking the supplement you provided. During your visit you are: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Evaluating the Hypothesis
Approximately what percentage of the U.S. population does not have health insurance? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 16%
I work in an ICU where patients require nutrition support. What credentials are likely after my
name? - CORRECT ANSWER - CNSD
The incorporation of systematically reviewed scientific evidence into food and nutrition practice
can be termed: - CORRECT ANSWER - Evidence-Based Practice
Which of the following statements is true? - CORRECT ANSWER - Critical thinking
skills and problem solving skills are vital to being a good practitioner
You attend a nutrition conference and a dietitian presents his/her research in the area which you
work. You then implement what you have learned in your practice. This is an example of: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Evidence-Based Practice
The dietitian's values, fairness, and responsibility in reaching solutions is an example of which
component of critical thinking? - CORRECT ANSWER - Attitudes
My job entails educating diabetes on controlling their blood glucose levels through healthy
nutrition. What credentials are likely after my name? - CORRECT ANSWER - CDE
, Admitting your limitations, rethinking a situation, and seeking additional knowledge are
examples of which component of critical thinking? - CORRECT ANSWER - Attitudes
If you are assessing a patient who reports that it is challenging to eat because she cannot pick up
the fork or knife, you would consult the: - CORRECT ANSWER - Occupational Therapist
If I ask you to complete 2 CITI courses, and you need to submit completion reports for both
modules you should: - CORRECT ANSWER - Send them via email both at once
If a person has been diagnoses with Crohn's disease, the focus of the nutrition intervention
should be: - CORRECT ANSWER - Disease Management
If the nutrition diagnosis is "evident protein-energy malnutrition" the etiology could be which of
the following? - CORRECT ANSWER - Crohn's disease-related malabsorption
Science-based values intended to control or improve specific health conditions are called: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Ideal Goals
A system used to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the entire nutrition care process is
termed: - CORRECT ANSWER - Outcomes Management
Which of the following is not a benefit of the nutrition care process? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Standardized care
The purpose of nutritional care is: - CORRECT ANSWER - To restore to a state of
nutritional balance
Observing for non-verbal and verbal cues, determining appropriate data to collect, and
distinguishing relevant from non-relevant information are examples or critical thinking skills
used in which step of the NCP? - CORRECT ANSWER - Nutrition Assessment
and CORRECT Answers
Which of the Following would you work closely with if you were changing the amount of
nutrients that were delivered via parenteral support? - CORRECT ANSWER - Pharmacist
Processing diet orders, checking menus against standards, and setting up standard nourishment
are all major tasks of the: - CORRECT ANSWER - Diet Clerk
Which courses need to be done for CITI? - CORRECT ANSWER - Basic and Good
Clinical Practice
A series of clinical judgments that result in an informal or formal diagnosis can be termed: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Diagnostic Reasoning
Your patient has cirrhosis of the liver and you have planned specific nutrition intervention for
him. You continue to monitor him and observe for clinical and lab values that are consistent with
cirrhosis. This type of thinking is: - CORRECT ANSWER - Diagnostic Reasoning
The ability to identify problems and make decisions regarding the most appropriate solutions is
an example of which component of critical thinking? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Competence
If your patient is terminally ill and the family is having a hard time dealing with this, you would
consult the: - CORRECT ANSWER - Social Worker
In a neurological setting, where swallowing problems are common, the dietitian would have to
work closely with which allied health professional? - CORRECT ANSWER - Speech-
Language Pathologist
Evaluation of care that focuses on the status of the participants after receiving care is termed: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Outcomes Research
,A hospital that is privately owned by a community religious organization and not a group of
share holders is classified as: - CORRECT ANSWER - Private Not for Profit
For which of the following diagnoses are an RD's services not covered by Medicare? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Anemia
A doctor has requested that a patient learn how to quit smoking. The health professional that
would be consulted is the: - CORRECT ANSWER - Pharmacist
Which of the following is not part of the scientific method? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Review the Phenomenon
The dietitian's continuing education and career reflection are examples of what component of
critical thinking? - CORRECT ANSWER - Specific Knowledge Base
The dietitian should ensure that a nutritional diagnosis is ___ and _____ with the assessment data
collected? - CORRECT ANSWER - Plausible, consistent
Learning from patients, observations, and interactions with other health professionals is an
example of which component of critical thinking? - CORRECT ANSWER - Experience
Reviewing productivity reports, hiring, and training employees, and developing policies are all
major tasks of: - CORRECT ANSWER - Clinical Nutrition Manager
Which of the following is not essential to critical thinking? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Confidence
CITI training covers: - CORRECT ANSWER - Ethics, Human subjects and animal
subjects rights, Patient's rights and responsibilites
,A systematically developed statement based on scientific evidence to assist practitioner and
patient decisions about appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances is a: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Guideline
You have completed an assessment on a patient, determined that he is not meeting his intake
needs, and prescribed a nutritional supplement. A few days later, you visit him to see if he is
drinking the supplement you provided. During your visit you are: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Evaluating the Hypothesis
Approximately what percentage of the U.S. population does not have health insurance? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 16%
I work in an ICU where patients require nutrition support. What credentials are likely after my
name? - CORRECT ANSWER - CNSD
The incorporation of systematically reviewed scientific evidence into food and nutrition practice
can be termed: - CORRECT ANSWER - Evidence-Based Practice
Which of the following statements is true? - CORRECT ANSWER - Critical thinking
skills and problem solving skills are vital to being a good practitioner
You attend a nutrition conference and a dietitian presents his/her research in the area which you
work. You then implement what you have learned in your practice. This is an example of: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Evidence-Based Practice
The dietitian's values, fairness, and responsibility in reaching solutions is an example of which
component of critical thinking? - CORRECT ANSWER - Attitudes
My job entails educating diabetes on controlling their blood glucose levels through healthy
nutrition. What credentials are likely after my name? - CORRECT ANSWER - CDE
, Admitting your limitations, rethinking a situation, and seeking additional knowledge are
examples of which component of critical thinking? - CORRECT ANSWER - Attitudes
If you are assessing a patient who reports that it is challenging to eat because she cannot pick up
the fork or knife, you would consult the: - CORRECT ANSWER - Occupational Therapist
If I ask you to complete 2 CITI courses, and you need to submit completion reports for both
modules you should: - CORRECT ANSWER - Send them via email both at once
If a person has been diagnoses with Crohn's disease, the focus of the nutrition intervention
should be: - CORRECT ANSWER - Disease Management
If the nutrition diagnosis is "evident protein-energy malnutrition" the etiology could be which of
the following? - CORRECT ANSWER - Crohn's disease-related malabsorption
Science-based values intended to control or improve specific health conditions are called: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Ideal Goals
A system used to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the entire nutrition care process is
termed: - CORRECT ANSWER - Outcomes Management
Which of the following is not a benefit of the nutrition care process? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Standardized care
The purpose of nutritional care is: - CORRECT ANSWER - To restore to a state of
nutritional balance
Observing for non-verbal and verbal cues, determining appropriate data to collect, and
distinguishing relevant from non-relevant information are examples or critical thinking skills
used in which step of the NCP? - CORRECT ANSWER - Nutrition Assessment
