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,Chapter 1 - Role of the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist in the Health Care System1. 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
REFERENCES: The Registered Dietitian Nutritionist1 in Clinical Practice
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
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
REFERENCES: The Registered Dietitian Nutritionist1 in Clinical Practice
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
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
REFERENCES: Other Health Professionals—Interdisciplinary Teams
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
4. Physicians are commonly responsible for the initial nutrition screening of patients and for notifying the dietitian if a
patient's food intake is inadequate.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Other Health Professionals—Interdisciplinary Teams
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
5. Some states provide Medicaid benefits for nutrition services, but there is significant variability between states.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Health Care Services and Reimbursement for Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT)
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
6. To provide optimal nutritional care, all aspects of a patient's life must be considered.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Developing Clinical Skills and Professional Performance
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
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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
REFERENCES: Developing Clinical Skills and Professional Performance
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
8. The cognitive processes that a dietitian goes through to make clinical judgments are known as practice standards.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Developing Clinical Skills and Professional Performance
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
9. The steps of the decision-making process do not necessarily take place in a particular sequence.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Developing Clinical Skills and Professional Performance
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
10. The AND's Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Performance require that outcomes are measurable and
evidence-based.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Developing Clinical Skills and Professional Performance
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
11. A hospital that is owned or managed by the community or a religious organization rather than by 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
REFERENCES: The Registered Dietitian Nutritionist1 in Clinical Practice
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
12. Which of the following 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
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d. Academy Definition of Terms List
e. Dietetics Career Development Guide
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: The Registered Dietitian Nutritionist1 in Clinical Practice
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
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
d. diet clerk
e. dietetic technician
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: The Registered Dietitian Nutritionist1 in Clinical Practice
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
14. Processing diet orders, checking menus against standards, and setting up standard nourishment are all major tasks of
the:
a. dietetic technician
b. clinical nutrition manager
c. clinical dietitian
d. diet clerk
e. registered dietitian nutritionist
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: The Registered Dietitian Nutritionist1 in Clinical Practice
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
15. Which of the following is an advantage of working as a registered dietitian in a long-term care facility over other
settings?
a. shorter working hours because of decreased need for services
b. more leadership positions available among health professionals at the same facility
c. flexibility to take paid holidays and time off on weekends
d. the outcomes of each nutrition intervention do not have to be monitored
e. greater autonomy and can set flexible schedules
ANSWER: e
REFERENCES: The Registered Dietitian Nutritionist1 in Clinical Practice
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
16. One primary role of the pediatric RDN is to:
a. provide information about community resources for nutrition services
b. educate children about maintaining an appropriate diet for their age
c. assist pediatric patients with performing activities of daily living
d. optimize nutrient intake in children while promoting growth and development
e. assess for and prescribe enteral feedings and total parenteral nutrition
ANSWER: d
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