TEST BANK - Nutrition Therapy and Pathophysiology, 4th Edition by Nelms , All 25 Chapters Covered, Verified

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Pathophysiology 4th Edition, by Marcia
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,Chapter 1 - Role of the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist in the Health Care
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True / False
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1. The Scope of Practice encompasses the range of roles, activities, and regulations within which nutrition and di
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etetics practitioners perform.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand h


REFERENCES: The Registered Dietitian in Clinical Practice
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2. Hospice facilities focus on integrated, multidisciplinary assistance for recovery from acute or chronic illnes
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s and/or surgical procedures.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember h


REFERENCES: The Registered Dietitian in Clinical Practice
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3. With a minimum of 1,000 hours of related practice and at least 90 continuing education credits, a regi
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stered dietitian may become a lactation consultant.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand h


REFERENCES: Other Health Professionals—Interdisciplinary Teams
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4. Medical doctors are commonly responsible for the initial nutrition screening of patients and for notif
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ying the dietitian if a patient’s intake is inadequate.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand h


REFERENCES: Other Health Professionals—Interdisciplinary Teams
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5. Some states provide Medicaid benefits for nutrition services, but there is significant variability between state
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s.
a. True
b. False




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,ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand h


REFERENCES: Health Care Services and Reimbursement for Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT)
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6. To provide optimal nutritional care, all aspects of a patient’s life must be considered.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand h


REFERENCES: Developing Critical Thinking Skills and Professional Performance
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7. Evidence-based practice can best be defined as purposeful, self-
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regulatory judgment that results in interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and inference upon which that judg
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ment is based.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember h


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 as practice stand
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ards.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember h


REFERENCES: Developing Critical Thinking Skills and Professional Performance
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9. The steps of the decision-making process do not necessarily take place in a particular sequence.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand h


REFERENCES: 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 are meas
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urable and evidence-based.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand h


REFERENCES: Developing Critical Thinking Skills and Professional Performance
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, Multiple Choice h




11. A hospital that is owned or managed by the community or a religious organization rather than a group of in
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vestors is classified as:
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a. private profit. h



b. veterans/military.
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d. public not for profit. h h h



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ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember h


REFERENCES: The Registered Dietitian in Clinical Practice
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12. What is an example of a tool used by a dietitian to track his or her professional progress as part of the Pra
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ctice Management and Advancement Standard?
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a. Scope of Practice for the RD and DTR
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b. CDR Professional Development Portfolio
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c. Nutrition Care Process Reference Manual h h h h



d. Scope of Practice Decision Tool h h h h



e. Dietetics Career Development Guide h h h


ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand h


REFERENCES: The Registered Dietitian in Clinical Practice
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13. Reviewing productivity reports, hiring and training employees, and developing policies are all major task
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s of the:
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a. clinical nutrition manager. h h



b. dietetic assistant. h



c. clinical dietitian. h



d. diet clerk. h



e. dietetic technician (DTR) h h


ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember h


REFERENCES: The Registered Dietitian in Clinical Practice
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14. Processing diet orders, checking menus against standards, and setting up standard nourishment are all maj
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or tasks of the:
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a. dietetic technician (DTR) h h



b. clinical nutrition manager. h h



c. clinical dietitian. h




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