BMS 445 EXAM 1 PRACTICE
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ANSWERS | LATEST VERSION 2025/2026.
Which of the following is not a key virtue of the American Board of Internal Medicine? -
ANS 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. - ANS evidence-based
_________ are the number one cause of hospitalizations. - ANS birth defects
It is reported that infants who were never breastfed required more care for ________ than
infants breastfed for at least 3 months. - ANS 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: - ANS 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. -
ANS nutrition care indicators
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,Which of the following is not a component of monitoring and evaluation? - ANS 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? - ANS 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? - ANS 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. -
ANS critical thinking
The way individuals learn to assess and modify a situation before acting is called: -
ANS 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 - ANS 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? - ANS nutrition intervention
Public health has been viewed as the scientific diagnosis and treatment of the community. In
this vision: - ANS the community, instead of the individual, is seen as the patient
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, 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: - ANS dietary intake, genetics, and lifestyle
A group of dietitians worked hard to change the laws on food safety. This action is an example
of: - ANS 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. -
ANS T
The Cooperative Extension System is a nationwide, tax-supported, educational program that
enables people to make practical decisions in life. T or F. - ANS T
After Mary collected and analyzed the dietary intake of her clients, she compared the results
using:
a. Recommended dietary allowances
b. MyPlate
c. dietary guidelines for americans
d. all of these are correct - ANS all of these are correct
Kelly has been trying to lose weight recently since she found out that her BMI is 32.4.
Measurements such as this, also known as anthropometric measurements, are concerned with:
- ANS bodily measurements
Larry is a dietitian at the local community health clinic, and one of his responsibilities is to
conduct nutrition assessments of the clients. Which one of the following is not considered a
technique used in conducting a nutrition assessment? - ANS note taking
An outpatient dietitian such as Debbie counsels clients after they have left the hospital. If
Debbie wants to obtain her clients' food intake patterns, she may use all of the following tools
except: - ANS usual intake record
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QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS | LATEST VERSION 2025/2026.
Which of the following is not a key virtue of the American Board of Internal Medicine? -
ANS 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. - ANS evidence-based
_________ are the number one cause of hospitalizations. - ANS birth defects
It is reported that infants who were never breastfed required more care for ________ than
infants breastfed for at least 3 months. - ANS 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: - ANS 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. -
ANS nutrition care indicators
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,Which of the following is not a component of monitoring and evaluation? - ANS 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? - ANS 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? - ANS 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. -
ANS critical thinking
The way individuals learn to assess and modify a situation before acting is called: -
ANS 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 - ANS 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? - ANS nutrition intervention
Public health has been viewed as the scientific diagnosis and treatment of the community. In
this vision: - ANS the community, instead of the individual, is seen as the patient
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, 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: - ANS dietary intake, genetics, and lifestyle
A group of dietitians worked hard to change the laws on food safety. This action is an example
of: - ANS 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. -
ANS T
The Cooperative Extension System is a nationwide, tax-supported, educational program that
enables people to make practical decisions in life. T or F. - ANS T
After Mary collected and analyzed the dietary intake of her clients, she compared the results
using:
a. Recommended dietary allowances
b. MyPlate
c. dietary guidelines for americans
d. all of these are correct - ANS all of these are correct
Kelly has been trying to lose weight recently since she found out that her BMI is 32.4.
Measurements such as this, also known as anthropometric measurements, are concerned with:
- ANS bodily measurements
Larry is a dietitian at the local community health clinic, and one of his responsibilities is to
conduct nutrition assessments of the clients. Which one of the following is not considered a
technique used in conducting a nutrition assessment? - ANS note taking
An outpatient dietitian such as Debbie counsels clients after they have left the hospital. If
Debbie wants to obtain her clients' food intake patterns, she may use all of the following tools
except: - ANS usual intake record
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