Question 1

Which best describes an aspect of the screening and referral system?

Accepted Answer

The screening and referral system involves interdisciplinary collaboration between healthcare professionals to identify individuals who require nutrition care and refer them to an appropriate nutrition professional.

Question 2

Central to providing nutrition care is the relationship between the client and the dietetics practitioner or team of dietetics practitioners.

Accepted Answer

The client-dietetics practitioner relationship is essential in providing effective nutrition care.

Question 3

There are three sets of standardized terminology: nutrition diagnosis, nutrition assessment, and:

Accepted Answer

The three sets of standardized terminology in nutrition are nutrition diagnosis, nutrition assessment, and nutrition intervention.

Question 4

Which portion of the nutrition care process requires appropriate data collection?

Accepted Answer

Nutrition assessment is the portion of the nutrition care process that requires appropriate data collection. This involves gathering information on the patient's medical history, physical examination, dietary intake, biochemical data, anthropometric measurements, and nutrition-focused physical findings.

Question 5

The nutrition diagnosis portion of the NCP model includes planning and documenting interventions.

Accepted Answer

The nutrition diagnosis portion of the Nutrition Care Process (NCP) model focuses on identifying and labeling the specific nutrition problem, not on planning and documenting interventions, which is part of the nutrition intervention step.

Question 6

Social and cultural food preferences and practices are external influences affecting food consumption and are called:

Accepted Answer

Social and cultural food preferences and practices are considered environmental factors because they are external influences that shape food consumption patterns.

Question 7

Attitudes, knowledge, and behaviors that influence an individual's food and physical activity choices are called:

Accepted Answer

Attitudes, knowledge, and behaviors are all components of an individual's lifestyle factors, which can influence their choices regarding food and physical activity. The other options, such as food and nutrient factors, biological factors, environmental factors, and system factors, may also play a role, but they are not as comprehensive as the term lifestyle factors.

Question 8

The nutrition monitoring and evaluation process of the NCP involves:

Accepted Answer

The nutrition monitoring and evaluation process of the NCP involves selecting appropriate indicators or measures to assess progress towards goals. While the other options may be components of the NCP process, they are not specifically related to the monitoring and evaluation aspect of the program.

Question 9

The outermost ring of the nutrition care process model recognizes the strengths that dietetics practitioners bring to the nutrition care process.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Which element is included in the outermost ring of the nutrition care process model?

Accepted Answer

The outermost ring of the nutrition care process model includes "Health care and social systems," which encompasses the broader context in which nutrition care is provided.

Question 11

Standardized nutrition language consists of:

Accepted Answer

Standardized nutrition language involves concise phrases that are organized into groups to ensure consistency and clarity in documentation and communication within the field of nutrition.

Question 12

Standardized language refers to a uniform terminology that is used to describe practice.

Accepted Answer

Standardized language is a uniform terminology that is used to describe practice. It is essential for effective communication and understanding among healthcare professionals.

Question 13

A nutrition assessment is a systematic process of obtaining, verifying, and interpreting data in order to make decisions about the nature and cause of nutrition-related problems.

Accepted Answer

A nutrition assessment is indeed a systematic process of obtaining, verifying, and interpreting data in order to make decisions about the nature and cause of nutrition-related problems.

Question 14

There are three sets of standardized terminology: nutrition diagnosis; nutrition analysis, and nutrition evaluation.

Accepted Answer

The three sets of standardized terminology in nutrition are nutrition assessment, nutrition diagnosis, and nutrition intervention.

Question 15

The purpose of nutritional care is to:

Accepted Answer

The purpose of nutritional care is to restore a state of nutritional balance, which involves meeting the body's nutrient needs and promoting overall health and well-being. While addressing underlying medical problems and considering lifestyle and environmental factors may be important aspects of nutritional care, the primary goal is to achieve optimal nutritional status. Increasing supplementation and maintaining a focus on specific vitamins and nutrients may also be necessary in some cases, but it is not the primary purpose of nutritional care.

Question 16

A nutrition diagnosis is written in terms of a client problem for which nutrition-related activities provide the primary intervention.

Accepted Answer

A nutrition diagnosis is a statement that identifies a nutrition-related problem for which the registered dietitian nutritionist is responsible for prescribing a nutrition intervention to help manage, improve, or resolve that problem. Therefore, it is written in terms of a client problem for which nutrition-related activities provide the primary intervention.

Question 17

Comparing nutrient intake to nutrient requirements alone effectively describes the broad picture of nutritional status.

Accepted Answer

Nutrient intake and nutrient requirements are only two aspects of nutritional status. Other factors, such as nutrient absorption and utilization, as well as overall health and lifestyle habits, also play a role in determining overall nutritional status.

Question 18

The NCP combines the process of care with the:

Accepted Answer

The nursing care plan (NCP) combines the process of care with the content of care. This means that the NCP outlines the necessary steps to be taken in providing care to a patient while also detailing the specific content or interventions that will be used to address the patient's needs. The other options, such as analysis of research, provision of services, diagnosis of problems, and evaluation of care, may be components of the NCP, but they do not directly combine with the process and content of care in the same way that C does.

Question 19

Both external (environmental) and internal (resources of the dietetics practitioner) factors influence the type of nutrition care provided.

Accepted Answer

The type of nutrition care provided is influenced by both external (environmental) and internal (resources of the dietetics practitioner) factors.

Question 20

Providing nutrition care can influence and change the factors that contribute to an imbalance in nutritional status and thus restore nutritional health.

Accepted Answer

Nutrition care can address underlying factors such as poor dietary intake, malabsorption, and chronic disease to improve nutritional status and promote health.

Quiz 2: The Nutrition Care Process