Nutrition Therapy and Pathophysiology, Nelms - Exam Preparation Test Bank (Downloadable Doc)

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. Medical doctors are commonly responsible for the initial nutrition screening of patients and for
notifying the dietitian if a patient’s intake is inadequate.
a. True

, b. False

ANSWER: False

DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand

REFERENCES: Other Health Professionals—Interdisciplinary Teams



5. Some states provide Medicaid benefits for nutrition services, but there is significant variability
between states.
a. True

b. False

ANSWER: True

DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand

REFERENCES: Health Care Services and Reimbursement for Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT)



6. To provide optimal nutritional care, all aspects of a patient’s life must be considered.
a. True

b. False

ANSWER: True

DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand

REFERENCES: Developing Critical Thinking Skills and Professional Performance



7. Evidence-based practice can best be defined as purposeful, self-regulatory judgment that
results in interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and inference upon which that judgment is based.
a. True

b. False

ANSWER: False

DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember

,REFERENCES: Developing Critical Thinking Skills and Professional Performance



8. The cognitive processes that a dietitian goes through to make clinical judgments are known as
practice standards.
a. True

b. False

ANSWER: False

DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember

REFERENCES: Developing Critical Thinking Skills and Professional Performance



9. The steps of the decision-making process do not necessarily take place in a particular sequence.
a. True

b. False

ANSWER: True

DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand

REFERENCES: Developing Critical Thinking Skills and Professional Performance



10. The AND’s Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Performance requires that outcomes
are measurable and evidence-based.
a. True

b. False

ANSWER: True

DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand

REFERENCES: Developing Critical Thinking Skills and Professional Performance



Multiple Choice


11. A hospital that is owned or managed by the community or a religious organization rather than

, a group of investors is classified as:
a. private profit.

b. veterans/military.

c. private not for profit.

d. public not for profit.

e. public for profit.

ANSWER: c

DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember

REFERENCES: The Registered Dietitian in Clinical Practice



12. What is an example of a tool used by a dietitian to track his or her professional progress as
part of the Practice Management and Advancement Standard?
a. Scope of Practice for the RD and DTR

b. CDR Professional Development Portfolio

c. Nutrition Care Process Reference Manual

d. Scope of Practice Decision Tool

e. Dietetics Career Development Guide

ANSWER: b

DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand

REFERENCES: The Registered Dietitian in Clinical Practice



13. Reviewing productivity reports, hiring and training employees, and developing policies are all
major tasks of the:
a. clinical nutrition manager.

b. dietetic assistant.

c. clinical dietitian.