370 Quiz 1 Question and answers
rated A+ 2025/2026
golden triad of health care - correct answer ✔cost
access
quality
cost - correct answer ✔high private healthcare spending in US
$9000 per capita annually
access - correct answer ✔fewer physicians, hospital beds, physician visits, and hospitilizations per
capita
large disparities based on health insurance
quality - correct answer ✔receive 55-70% of recommended care needed
disparities: insurance, race, income, location
what can nutrition do to improve quality of care/reduce costs - correct answer ✔reduce malnutrition
improve quality of life
prevent chronic illnesses
improve child and maternal health
malnutrition - correct answer ✔inadequate intake of protein and/or energy over prolonged periods of
time resulting in loss of fat stores or muscle stores
, starvation related malnutrition - correct answer ✔chronic starvation without inflammation
anorexia
chronic disease-related malnutrition - correct answer ✔inflammation is chronic and mild to moderate
organ failure, pancreatic cancer, arthritis, obesity
acute disease/injury related malnutrition - correct answer ✔inflammation is acute and severe
major infections, burns, trauma, closed head injury
negative outcomes associated with malnutrition - correct answer ✔pressure ulcers (2x risk), infection
(3x the risk), falls (45%), readmissions
what can nutrition intervention do? - correct answer ✔28% reduction in readmissions
2day reduction in avg length of stay
25% reduction in pressure ulcers
14% reduction in overall complications
traditional hospital inpatient (acute) - correct answer ✔16% RDNS
long term - correct answer ✔12% RDNS
outpatient (ambulatory) - correct answer ✔8% of RDNS
(comp and alt medicine, patient centered medical home)
reduces costs
rated A+ 2025/2026
golden triad of health care - correct answer ✔cost
access
quality
cost - correct answer ✔high private healthcare spending in US
$9000 per capita annually
access - correct answer ✔fewer physicians, hospital beds, physician visits, and hospitilizations per
capita
large disparities based on health insurance
quality - correct answer ✔receive 55-70% of recommended care needed
disparities: insurance, race, income, location
what can nutrition do to improve quality of care/reduce costs - correct answer ✔reduce malnutrition
improve quality of life
prevent chronic illnesses
improve child and maternal health
malnutrition - correct answer ✔inadequate intake of protein and/or energy over prolonged periods of
time resulting in loss of fat stores or muscle stores
, starvation related malnutrition - correct answer ✔chronic starvation without inflammation
anorexia
chronic disease-related malnutrition - correct answer ✔inflammation is chronic and mild to moderate
organ failure, pancreatic cancer, arthritis, obesity
acute disease/injury related malnutrition - correct answer ✔inflammation is acute and severe
major infections, burns, trauma, closed head injury
negative outcomes associated with malnutrition - correct answer ✔pressure ulcers (2x risk), infection
(3x the risk), falls (45%), readmissions
what can nutrition intervention do? - correct answer ✔28% reduction in readmissions
2day reduction in avg length of stay
25% reduction in pressure ulcers
14% reduction in overall complications
traditional hospital inpatient (acute) - correct answer ✔16% RDNS
long term - correct answer ✔12% RDNS
outpatient (ambulatory) - correct answer ✔8% of RDNS
(comp and alt medicine, patient centered medical home)
reduces costs
