Nutrition Therapy and Pathophysiology 3rd Edition Nelms Test Bank

Chapter 01 - Role of the Dietitian in the Health Care System

Nutrition Therapy and Pathophysiology 3rd Edition Nelms Test Bank True / False

• The Scope of Practice encompasses the range of roles, activities, and regulations within which nutrition and dietetics

practitioners perform.

• True
• False

ANSWER: True

DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand

REFERENCES: The Registered Dietitian in Clinical Practice

• Hospice facilities focus on integrated, multidisciplinary assistance for recovery from acute or chronic illness and/or

surgical procedures.

• True
• False

ANSWER: False

DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember

REFERENCES: The Registered Dietitian in Clinical Practice

• 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.

• True
• False

ANSWER: True

DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand

REFERENCES: Other Health Professionals—Interdisciplinary Teams

• Medical doctors are commonly responsible for the initial nutrition screening of patients and for notifying the dietitian if

a patient’s intake is inadequate.

• True
• False

ANSWER: False

DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand

REFERENCES: Other Health Professionals—Interdisciplinary Teams

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

ANSWER: True

DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand REFERENCES: Health Care Services and Reimbursement for Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT)

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

ANSWER: True

DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand 1 / 4

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REFERENCES: Developing Critical Thinking Skills and Professional Performance

• 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.

• True
• False

ANSWER: False

DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember

REFERENCES: Developing Critical Thinking Skills and Professional Performance

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

ANSWER: False

DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember

REFERENCES: Developing Critical Thinking Skills and Professional Performance

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

ANSWER: True

DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand

REFERENCES: Developing Critical Thinking Skills and Professional Performance

• The AND’s Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Performance requires that outcomes are measurable and

evidence-based.

• True
• False

ANSWER: True

DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand

REFERENCES: Developing Critical Thinking Skills and Professional Performance

Multiple Choice

• A hospital that is owned or managed by the community or a religious organization rather than a group of investors is

classified as:

• private profit.
• veterans/military.
• private not for profit.
• public not for profit.
• public for profit.

ANSWER: c

DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember

REFERENCES: The Registered Dietitian in Clinical Practice

• What is an example of a tool used by a dietitian to track his or her professional progress as part of the Practice 2 / 4

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Management and Advancement Standard?

• Scope of Practice for the RD and DTR
• CDR Professional Development Portfolio
• Nutrition Care Process Reference Manual
• Scope of Practice Decision Tool
• Dietetics Career Development Guide

ANSWER: b

DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand

REFERENCES: The Registered Dietitian in Clinical Practice

• Reviewing productivity reports, hiring and training employees, and developing policies are all major tasks of the:
• clinical nutrition manager.
• dietetic assistant.
• clinical dietitian.
• diet clerk.
• dietetic technician (DTR)

ANSWER: a

DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember

REFERENCES: The Registered Dietitian in Clinical Practice

• Processing diet orders, checking menus against standards, and setting up standard nourishment are all major tasks of

the:

• dietetic technician (DTR)
• clinical nutrition manager.
• clinical dietitian.
• diet clerk.
• registered dietitian nutritionist.

ANSWER: d

DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember

REFERENCES: The Registered Dietitian in Clinical Practice

• What is an advantage of working as a registered dietitian in a long-term care facility over other settings?
• Shorter working hours due to decreased need for services
• More leadership positions available among health professionals at the same facility
• More flexibility to take paid holidays and time off on weekends
• More hours available for menu planning
• Greater autonomy and flexibility with scheduling

ANSWER: e

DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand

REFERENCES: Other Health Professionals—Interdisciplinary Teams

16. One primary role of the pediatric RD is to:

• provide information about community resources for nutrition services.
• educate the child about maintaining an appropriate diet for his age.
• assist pediatric patients with performing activities of daily living. 3 / 4

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• optimize nutrition while promoting growth and development.
• assess for and prescribe enteral feedings and total parenteral nutrition.

ANSWER: d

DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand

REFERENCES: Other Health Professionals—Interdisciplinary Teams

• A registered dietitian is assessing a patient who reports that it is challenging to eat because she cannot pick up the fork

or knife. Who would the RD consult with regard to this issue?

• physical therapist
• occupational therapist
• nurse
• diet clerk
• social worker

ANSWER: b

DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand

REFERENCES: Other Health Professionals—Interdisciplinary Teams

• In a neurological setting where swallowing problems are common, the dietitian would have to work closely with

which member of the interdisciplinary team?

• pharmacist
• physical therapist
• speech-language pathologist
• nurse
• social worker

ANSWER: c

DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand

REFERENCES: Other Health Professionals—Interdisciplinary Teams

• Which professional would most likely be involved with changing the amount of nutrients delivered via parenteral

nutrition support?

• nurse
• occupational therapist
• pharmacist
• social worker
• speech-language pathologist

ANSWER: c

DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand

REFERENCES: Other Health Professionals—Interdisciplinary Teams

• A patient needs assistance with buying food after he is discharged from the hospital. Which professional should be

consulted?

• pharmacist
• social worker
• medical doctor
• nurse
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