Eat Right Practice Exam 125 Questions
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1. A dining hall manager at a university hires a new cook in anticipation of an increase
in volume due to the opening of a new residence hall. This additional labor cost is best
described as which of the following types of costs?
A. Fixed
B. Direct
C. Variable
D. Semi-variable - Answer ✅ D. Semi-Variable
2. A patient needs a diet for dysphagia. Which of the following foods must be avoided to
meet the nectar consistency requirement?
A. Pudding
B. Plain yogurt
C. Flavored gelatin
D. Strained cream soup - Answer ✅ D. Strained cream soup
3. The temperature log for a commercial dish machine indicates the following
information.
Pre-rinse 121 0 F
Wash 1450 F
Final rinse 2050 F
The dietitian should:
A. increase the temperature of the wash cycle. B. decrease the temperature of the wash
cycle. C. increase the temperature of the pre-rinse cycle.
D. decrease the temperature of the final rinse cycle. - Answer ✅ D. decrease the
temperature of the final rinse cycle.
4. A simple, targeted health-promotion message might ask consumers to eat:
A. more than six complex carbohydrates daily.
B. five servings of fruits and vegetables daily.
C. less than 30% of daily calories as fat.
D. foods that are low in salt. - Answer ✅ B. five servings of fruits and vegetables daily.
,5. The statement "To increase diabetes awareness in the community, the dietitian will
present diabetes classes six times each year" is which of the following types of
objectives?
A. Educational
B. Outcome
C. Process
D. Structure - Answer ✅ C. Process
A study finds that people who drink at least two cups of green tea daily have a relative
risk of 0.85 of developing heart disease compared to those who do not drink green tea.
This finding indicates that, compared to people who do not drink green tea, the people
in the study who drink two cups of green tea daily are:
A. 85% less likely to develop heart disease.
B. 85% more likely to develop heart disease.
C. 15% less likely to develop heart disease.
D. 15% more likely to develop heart disease. - Answer ✅ C. 15% less likely to develop
heart disease
7. A client who has a seizure disorder takes phenytoin, ginkgo biloba, St. John's wort,
saw palmetto, and glucosamine daily. The dietitian should counsel the client to stop
taking the:
A. St. John'wort.
B. ginkgo biloba.
C. saw palmetto.
D. glucosamine. - Answer ✅ B. ginkgo biloba.
8. Which of the following laboratory values would most likely indicate that dialysis is
necessary to maintain homeostasis?
A. Serum creatinine 2.0 mg/dl; BUN 80 mg/dl
B. Serum creatinine 3.0 mg/dl; BUN 90 mg/dl
C. Serum creatinine 4.0 mg/dl; BUN 100 mg/dl
D. Serum creatinine 6.0 mg/dl; BUN 50 mg/dl - Answer ✅ D. Serum creatinine 6.0
mg/dl; BUN 50 mg/dl
9. A patient receiving hospice care eats poorly. The patient's spouse is upset by this
and attends all meals to encourage the patient. The dietitian's best intervention is to ask
the spouse to:
A. visit less during meal times.
B. bring nutrition supplements.
C. bring the patient's favorite foods.
D. reminisce with the patient at meals. - Answer ✅ C. bring the patient's favorite foods.
120. A 70-year-old woman who is ambulatory and has low income is referred to a
dietitian. When discussing her 24-hour dietary recall, the woman states that she doesn't
like to eat by herself. The most appropriate referral would be to which of the following
programs?
, A. Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
B. Child and Adult Care Food Program
C. Home-Delivered Meals Program
D. Elderly Nutrition Program - Answer ✅ D. Elderly Nutrition Program
121. A patient who receives bolus tube feedings experiences abdominal distention
shortly after feeding, most likely related to the:
A. feeding volume.
B. formula osmolarity.
C. formula osmolality.
D. fat content of the product. - Answer ✅ A. feeding volume.
122. Which of the following factors contributes to an acceptable turnover rate?
A. Outdated equipment
B. Hiring based on referrals
C. Excessive span of control
D. Hiring based on job descriptions - Answer ✅ D.. Hiring based on job descriptions
123. A dietitian is asked to prepare a breakfast promotion for a school nutrition program.
What is the most important information the dietitian needs before beginning the
campaign?
A. Students' attitudes about eating breakfast
B. The nutritional content of a typical American breakfast
C. The cost of hot cereal versus cold cereal on the menu
D. How the school administrator feels about increasing the number of cafeteria
employees - Answer ✅ A. Students' attitudes about eating breakfast
125.Bacillus cereus intoxication is most likely to occur following consumption of:
A. macaroni and cheese.
B. baked beans.
C. corn pudding.
D. fried rice. - Answer ✅ D. fried rice.
Which of the following foods would be the best source of zinc for Jewish clients who
observe dietary laws? - Answer ✅ Roast Turkey
2. A dietitian who is counseling the mother of a child with eating difficulties has
evaluated needs and decided on the best alternatives for feeding. The dietitian should
next: - Answer ✅ D. review with the mother the ways to implement the recommended
approaches.
3. During a counseling session about lowering sodium, the client states, "I have begun
reading labels to identify the sodium content of foods." The client is in which of the
following stages of change? - Answer ✅ Action
with All Correct Answers 2024 Complete
Solutions
1. A dining hall manager at a university hires a new cook in anticipation of an increase
in volume due to the opening of a new residence hall. This additional labor cost is best
described as which of the following types of costs?
A. Fixed
B. Direct
C. Variable
D. Semi-variable - Answer ✅ D. Semi-Variable
2. A patient needs a diet for dysphagia. Which of the following foods must be avoided to
meet the nectar consistency requirement?
A. Pudding
B. Plain yogurt
C. Flavored gelatin
D. Strained cream soup - Answer ✅ D. Strained cream soup
3. The temperature log for a commercial dish machine indicates the following
information.
Pre-rinse 121 0 F
Wash 1450 F
Final rinse 2050 F
The dietitian should:
A. increase the temperature of the wash cycle. B. decrease the temperature of the wash
cycle. C. increase the temperature of the pre-rinse cycle.
D. decrease the temperature of the final rinse cycle. - Answer ✅ D. decrease the
temperature of the final rinse cycle.
4. A simple, targeted health-promotion message might ask consumers to eat:
A. more than six complex carbohydrates daily.
B. five servings of fruits and vegetables daily.
C. less than 30% of daily calories as fat.
D. foods that are low in salt. - Answer ✅ B. five servings of fruits and vegetables daily.
,5. The statement "To increase diabetes awareness in the community, the dietitian will
present diabetes classes six times each year" is which of the following types of
objectives?
A. Educational
B. Outcome
C. Process
D. Structure - Answer ✅ C. Process
A study finds that people who drink at least two cups of green tea daily have a relative
risk of 0.85 of developing heart disease compared to those who do not drink green tea.
This finding indicates that, compared to people who do not drink green tea, the people
in the study who drink two cups of green tea daily are:
A. 85% less likely to develop heart disease.
B. 85% more likely to develop heart disease.
C. 15% less likely to develop heart disease.
D. 15% more likely to develop heart disease. - Answer ✅ C. 15% less likely to develop
heart disease
7. A client who has a seizure disorder takes phenytoin, ginkgo biloba, St. John's wort,
saw palmetto, and glucosamine daily. The dietitian should counsel the client to stop
taking the:
A. St. John'wort.
B. ginkgo biloba.
C. saw palmetto.
D. glucosamine. - Answer ✅ B. ginkgo biloba.
8. Which of the following laboratory values would most likely indicate that dialysis is
necessary to maintain homeostasis?
A. Serum creatinine 2.0 mg/dl; BUN 80 mg/dl
B. Serum creatinine 3.0 mg/dl; BUN 90 mg/dl
C. Serum creatinine 4.0 mg/dl; BUN 100 mg/dl
D. Serum creatinine 6.0 mg/dl; BUN 50 mg/dl - Answer ✅ D. Serum creatinine 6.0
mg/dl; BUN 50 mg/dl
9. A patient receiving hospice care eats poorly. The patient's spouse is upset by this
and attends all meals to encourage the patient. The dietitian's best intervention is to ask
the spouse to:
A. visit less during meal times.
B. bring nutrition supplements.
C. bring the patient's favorite foods.
D. reminisce with the patient at meals. - Answer ✅ C. bring the patient's favorite foods.
120. A 70-year-old woman who is ambulatory and has low income is referred to a
dietitian. When discussing her 24-hour dietary recall, the woman states that she doesn't
like to eat by herself. The most appropriate referral would be to which of the following
programs?
, A. Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
B. Child and Adult Care Food Program
C. Home-Delivered Meals Program
D. Elderly Nutrition Program - Answer ✅ D. Elderly Nutrition Program
121. A patient who receives bolus tube feedings experiences abdominal distention
shortly after feeding, most likely related to the:
A. feeding volume.
B. formula osmolarity.
C. formula osmolality.
D. fat content of the product. - Answer ✅ A. feeding volume.
122. Which of the following factors contributes to an acceptable turnover rate?
A. Outdated equipment
B. Hiring based on referrals
C. Excessive span of control
D. Hiring based on job descriptions - Answer ✅ D.. Hiring based on job descriptions
123. A dietitian is asked to prepare a breakfast promotion for a school nutrition program.
What is the most important information the dietitian needs before beginning the
campaign?
A. Students' attitudes about eating breakfast
B. The nutritional content of a typical American breakfast
C. The cost of hot cereal versus cold cereal on the menu
D. How the school administrator feels about increasing the number of cafeteria
employees - Answer ✅ A. Students' attitudes about eating breakfast
125.Bacillus cereus intoxication is most likely to occur following consumption of:
A. macaroni and cheese.
B. baked beans.
C. corn pudding.
D. fried rice. - Answer ✅ D. fried rice.
Which of the following foods would be the best source of zinc for Jewish clients who
observe dietary laws? - Answer ✅ Roast Turkey
2. A dietitian who is counseling the mother of a child with eating difficulties has
evaluated needs and decided on the best alternatives for feeding. The dietitian should
next: - Answer ✅ D. review with the mother the ways to implement the recommended
approaches.
3. During a counseling session about lowering sodium, the client states, "I have begun
reading labels to identify the sodium content of foods." The client is in which of the
following stages of change? - Answer ✅ Action
