pg. 1 Registered Dietetics Exam (RDN) Latest 2024 - 2025 Complete 400 Practice Questions with Correct Detailed Answers (Verified Answers) Graded A+
Which of the following foods is most appropriate for a level 2 dysphagia, mechanically altered diet?
a) Soft pancakes with extra syrup
b) Pineapple
c) Licorice candy
d) Sausage - The correct answer is A.
Foods included in a dysphagia level 2 diet should be minced or chopped into very small pieces. It is possible to cut pancakes into small pieces much more effectively than the other options listed.
What is the condition in which individuals lack adequate physical, social, or economic access to food?
a) Hunger
b) Malnutrition
c) Food insecurity
d) Nutrient deprivation - The correct answer is C.
Food insecurity exists when individuals do not have adequate physical, social, or economic access to food.
What federal agency has established and used The Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, or FoodNet, to estimate the number of foodborne illnesses, to monitor trends in incidence of specific foodborne illnesses over time, to attribute illnesses to specific foods and settings, and disseminates this information?
a) Food and Drug Administration
b) US Department of Agriculture
c) Federal Trade Commission 1 / 4
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d) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - The correct answer is D.
The Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, or FoodNet, established and maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has been tracking trends for infections commonly transmitted through food since 1996. FoodNet provides a foundation for food safety policy and prevention efforts. It estimates the number of foodborne illnesses, monitors trends in incidence of specific foodborne illnesses over time, attributes illnesses to specific foods and settings, and disseminates this information.
Your patient has been newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Which lab results will you review with your patient?
a) Glucose and hemoglobin A1c
b) Triglycerides
c) Cholesterol panel, including HDL, LDL, VLDL
d) All of the above. - The correct answer is D.
You should review each of these laboratory results with your patient.
An extended-care facility has one central kitchen in which foods are purchased in different preparation stages. Production, distribution, and service are completed on the same premises. What name is given to this type of foodservice operation?
a) Conventional
b) Ready prepared
c) Commissary
d) Assembly/serve - The correct answer is A.
Conventional foodservice is an operation where all of the production and service occurs in the same facility. A commissary system exists when food is all prepared in one location and transported to remote locations for service.
When working with disabled adults, it is suggested that the dietetics professional _____.
- use the MyPlate for kids because it contains pictures
- speak initially to the guardian rather than the client
- limit options presented to prevent confusing the client
- teach rather than test - The correct answer is D.
Teaching rather than challenging is the most effective approach when working with this population. 2 / 4
pg. 3 In the systems model, transformation depends on the requirements of the functional subsystems. Which resource would be most important for the distribution and service subsystem of a school cafeteria?
a) Steam table
b) Storeroom
c) School nutrition staff
d) Vendor delivery schedule - The correct answer is A.
Functional subsystems are classified according to their purpose and may include procurement, production, distribution and service, and sanitation and maintenance.Distribution and service subsystems of the cafeteria include steam table because storeroom and delivery do not fit that subsystem.
Which of the following is a functional food that has been identified as having a qualified health claim for essential and gestational hypertension?
a) Calcium supplement
b) Green tea
c) Selenium supplement
d) Dried tomatoes - The correct answer is A.
According to the FDA, the claim that calcium supplements influence hypertension, pregnancy-induced hypertension, and preeclampsia meets the general requirements for health claims in 21 CFR 101.14, except for the requirement that the evidence for the claim meets the significant scientific agreement standard and that the claim be made in accordance with an authorizing regulation.
A medical center produces and chills menu items until heated for serving. What name is given to this type of foodservice operation?
a) Conventional
b) Ready prepared
c) Commissary
d) Assembly/serve - The correct answer is B.
A significant difference between ready prepared and conventional foodservices is that menu items are not produced for immediate service but for inventory and subsequent withdrawal.
After gastric bypass surgery, a patient has an increased risk for deficiency of which of the following? 3 / 4
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a) Vitamin C
b) Potassium
c) Vitamin B-12
d) N-3 fatty acids - The correct answer is C.
Vitamin B-12 deficiency occurs in as many as 30% of gastric bypass surgery patients.Gastric resection or bypass of the body of the stomach also reduces mechanical digestion and acid secretion, which impairs digestion and absorption of iron, vitamin B- 12, and other protein-bound nutrients and diminishes or abrogates the secretion of intrinsic factor, further impairing the absorption of vitamin B-12.
The food and nutrition director and the food production manager discuss productivity of the tray line setup. The food production manager agrees to reorganize the tray line's hot and cold food stations. This interaction is an example of
- linking processes.
- control.
- coordinating elements.
- functional subsystems. - The correct answer is A.
Linking processes of decision making, communication, and balance are needed to coordinate the transformation from inputs to outputs. The two discuss productivity (input) and the manager agrees to make the change (output).
In the Nutrition Care Process, it is expected that all Nutrition Diagnoses will fall within one of three domains - clinical, behavioral-environmental, and _____.
- social
- ethnic/cultural
- anthropometric
- intake - The correct answer is D.
There are three domains in the nutrition diagnosis area: clinical, behavioral-
environmental, and dietary intake.
When evaluating print and audiovisual patient education material for understandability and "actionability," which of the following is the BEST tool?
a) PEMAT (Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool)
b) REALM (Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine)
c) SMOG
d) Ask Me 3™ - The correct answer is A.
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