BMS 445 Exam 1 Practice Questions
with Correct Answers 2025
Which of the following is not a key virtue of the American Board of Internal Medicine? -
CORRECT ANSWERS honesty
In promoting health and preventing diseases, community and public health nutritionists
must interpret _______ scientific information without bias in order to enable the community
of clients to make informed decisions. - CORRECT ANSWERS evidence-based
_________ are the number one cause of hospitalizations. - CORRECT ANSWERS birth
defects
It is reported that infants who were never breastfed required more care for ________ than
infants breastfed for at least 3 months. - CORRECT ANSWERS lower respiratory tract
illness, otitis media (ear infection), gastrointestinal disease
In Step One of the Nutrition Care Process, the nutrition diagnosis is summarized into a
structured sentence called a nutrition diagnosis statement or: - CORRECT ANSWERS
PES statement
Sign(s) that can be observed and measured are called ___________ and are used to
quantify the changes that occurred due to nutrition intervention. The indicators for nutrition
monitoring should reflect the community/clients' nutrition diagnosis, etiology, and
signs/symptoms. - CORRECT ANSWERS nutrition care indicators
Which of the following is not a component of monitoring and evaluation? - CORRECT
ANSWERS diagnose nutrition problems
Which of the following is an important part of planning in which the nutrition intervention is
specified and is the community or individualized recommended dietary intake of selected
foods or nutrients based on current reference standards and dietary guidelines and the
client's or community's health condition and nutrition diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWERS
nutrition prescription
, Which of the following is a supportive process, characterized by a collaborative counselor-
client relationship that sets priorities, establishes goals, and creates individualized action
plans that acknowledge and promote responsibility for self- or group care? - CORRECT
ANSWERS nutrition counseling
________ is the way individuals learn to assess and modify a situation before acting. A
critical thinker is simultaneously problem solving and self-improving his or her thinking
ability. - CORRECT ANSWERS critical thinking
The way individuals learn to assess and modify a situation before acting is called: -
CORRECT ANSWERS critical thinking
Which is the following is not a data source for nutrition assessment?
a. interviewing
b. community-based survey
c. epidemiologic studies
d. all of these are data sources - CORRECT ANSWERS all of these are data sources
A nutrition strategy that utilizes food and/or nutrient delivery is part of which step of the
Nutrition Care Process? - CORRECT ANSWERS nutrition intervention
Public health has been viewed as the scientific diagnosis and treatment of the community.
In this vision: - CORRECT ANSWERS the community, instead of the individual, is seen as
the patient
Medical geneticists working on the Human Genome Project, which was a major
international initiative to decipher the 3 billion-unit code of DNA in the 80,000 to 100,000
genes found in humans, have already identified genes associated with many chronic
diseases. Factors associated with chronic disease include: - CORRECT ANSWERS
dietary intake, genetics, and lifestyle
A group of dietitians worked hard to change the laws on food safety. This action is an
example of: - CORRECT ANSWERS systems-based prevention
The Cooperative Extension System is an agency under the US Department of Agriculture.
It provides educational programs that help individuals and families acquire life skills. T or F.
- CORRECT ANSWERS T
with Correct Answers 2025
Which of the following is not a key virtue of the American Board of Internal Medicine? -
CORRECT ANSWERS honesty
In promoting health and preventing diseases, community and public health nutritionists
must interpret _______ scientific information without bias in order to enable the community
of clients to make informed decisions. - CORRECT ANSWERS evidence-based
_________ are the number one cause of hospitalizations. - CORRECT ANSWERS birth
defects
It is reported that infants who were never breastfed required more care for ________ than
infants breastfed for at least 3 months. - CORRECT ANSWERS lower respiratory tract
illness, otitis media (ear infection), gastrointestinal disease
In Step One of the Nutrition Care Process, the nutrition diagnosis is summarized into a
structured sentence called a nutrition diagnosis statement or: - CORRECT ANSWERS
PES statement
Sign(s) that can be observed and measured are called ___________ and are used to
quantify the changes that occurred due to nutrition intervention. The indicators for nutrition
monitoring should reflect the community/clients' nutrition diagnosis, etiology, and
signs/symptoms. - CORRECT ANSWERS nutrition care indicators
Which of the following is not a component of monitoring and evaluation? - CORRECT
ANSWERS diagnose nutrition problems
Which of the following is an important part of planning in which the nutrition intervention is
specified and is the community or individualized recommended dietary intake of selected
foods or nutrients based on current reference standards and dietary guidelines and the
client's or community's health condition and nutrition diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWERS
nutrition prescription
, Which of the following is a supportive process, characterized by a collaborative counselor-
client relationship that sets priorities, establishes goals, and creates individualized action
plans that acknowledge and promote responsibility for self- or group care? - CORRECT
ANSWERS nutrition counseling
________ is the way individuals learn to assess and modify a situation before acting. A
critical thinker is simultaneously problem solving and self-improving his or her thinking
ability. - CORRECT ANSWERS critical thinking
The way individuals learn to assess and modify a situation before acting is called: -
CORRECT ANSWERS critical thinking
Which is the following is not a data source for nutrition assessment?
a. interviewing
b. community-based survey
c. epidemiologic studies
d. all of these are data sources - CORRECT ANSWERS all of these are data sources
A nutrition strategy that utilizes food and/or nutrient delivery is part of which step of the
Nutrition Care Process? - CORRECT ANSWERS nutrition intervention
Public health has been viewed as the scientific diagnosis and treatment of the community.
In this vision: - CORRECT ANSWERS the community, instead of the individual, is seen as
the patient
Medical geneticists working on the Human Genome Project, which was a major
international initiative to decipher the 3 billion-unit code of DNA in the 80,000 to 100,000
genes found in humans, have already identified genes associated with many chronic
diseases. Factors associated with chronic disease include: - CORRECT ANSWERS
dietary intake, genetics, and lifestyle
A group of dietitians worked hard to change the laws on food safety. This action is an
example of: - CORRECT ANSWERS systems-based prevention
The Cooperative Extension System is an agency under the US Department of Agriculture.
It provides educational programs that help individuals and families acquire life skills. T or F.
- CORRECT ANSWERS T
