TEST BANK Nutrition Therapy and Pathophysiology 4th Edition, by Marcia Nelms and Kathryn P. Sucher. All Chapters 1-25 fully covered ISBN: 9780357041710

TEST BANK
Nutrition Therapy and Pathophysiology 4th Edition,
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
True / False


1. The Scope of Practice encompasses the range of roles, activities, and regulations within which
nutrition and dietetics practitioners perform.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand
REFERENCES: The Registered Dietitian in Clinical Practice


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


3. With a minimum of 1,000 hours of related practice and at least 90 continuing education credits,
a registered dietitian may become a lactation consultant.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand
REFERENCES: Other Health Professionals—Interdisciplinary Teams


4. Medical43doctors43are43commonly43responsible43for43the43initial43nutrition43screening43of43p
atients43and43for4 3 notifying43the43dietitian43if43a43patient’s43intake43is43inadequate.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's:43Understand
REFERENCES:4 3 Other43Health43Professionals—Interdisciplinary43Teams


5. Some43states43provide43Medicaid43benefits43for43nutrition43services,43but43there43is43significant43var
iability43between4 3 states.
a. True
b. False


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,ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's:43Understand
REFERENCES:4343Health43Care43Services43and43Reimbursement43for43Medical43Nutrition43Therapy43(MN
T)


6. To43provide43optimal43nutritional43care,43all43aspects43of43a43patient’s43life43must43be43considered.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's:43Understand
REFERENCES:4343Developing43Critical43Thinking43Skills43and43Professional43Performance


7. Evidence-based43practice43can43best43be43defined43as43purposeful,43self-
regulatory43judgment43that43results43in4 3 interpretation,43analysis,43evaluation,43and43inference43
upon43which43that43judgment43is43based.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's:43Remember
REFERENCES:4343Developing43Critical43Thinking43Skills43and43Professional43Performance


8. The43cognitive43processes43that43a43dietitian43goes43through43to43make43clinical43judgments43are43
known43as43practice4 3 standards.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's:43Remember
REFERENCES:4343Developing43Critical43Thinking43Skills43and43Professional43Performance


9. The43steps43of43the43decision-
making43process43do43not43necessarily43take43place43in43a43particular43sequence.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's:43Understand
REFERENCES:4343Developing43Critical43Thinking43Skills43and43Professional43Performance


10. The43AND’s43Code43of43Ethics43and43Standards43of43Professional43Performance43requires43that
43outcomes43are4 3 measurable43and43evidence-based.

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, a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's:43Understand
REFERENCES:4343Developing43Critical43Thinking43Skills43and43Professional43Performance




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