Nutrition Therapy and Pathophysiology 4th Edition,
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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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1. The Scope of Practice encompasses the range of roles, activities, and regulations within
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which nutrition and dietetics practitioners perform.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand gg
REFERENCES: g g The Registered Dietitian in Clinical Practice
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2. Hospicefacilities focus on integrated, multidisciplinary assistance forrecovery from acute
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or chronic illness and/or surgical procedures.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember gg
REFERENCES: The Registered Dietitian in Clinical Practice g g gg gg gg gg gg
3. With a minimum of 1,000 hours of related practice and at least 90 continuing education
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credits, a registered dietitian may become a lactation consultant.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand gg
REFERENCES: Other Health Professionals—Interdisciplinary Teams gg gg gg
4. Medical doctors are commonly responsible for the initial nutrition screening ofpatients
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and 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 gg
REFERENCES: Other Health Professionals—Interdisciplinary Teams
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5. Some states provide Medicaid benefits for nutrition services, but there is significant
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variability between states.
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b. False
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,ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand gg
REFERENCES: g g Health Care Services and Reimbursementfor Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT)
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6. To provide optimal nutritional care, all aspects of a patient’s lifemust be considered.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand gg
REFERENCES: Developing Critical Thinking Skills and Professional Performance
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7. Evidence-based practice can best be defined as purposeful, self-regulatory judgment
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that results in
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judgment is based.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember gg
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
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as practice
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember gg
REFERENCES: g g Developing Critical Thinking Skills and Professional Performance
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9. The steps of the decision-making process do notnecessarily take place in a particular sequence.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand gg
REFERENCES: g g 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
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