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Question 1

Which of the following statements is true regarding the potential benefits of dietary fiber?
A. Lowers LDL cholesterol levels
B. Reduces postprandial BG levels
C. Increases gastric emptying
D. Both A and B

Answer 1

Both A and B

Question 2

Rickets is a result of which vitamin deficiency?

Answer 2

Vitamin D.

Question 3

Which of the following foods would you expect to empty from the stomach most quickly?
A. French Fries
B. Oatmeal
C. Orange Juice
D. Scrambled eggs

Answer 3

fruit juice.

Question 4

According to the CDC and Preventions worst-case projections, what proportion of the US adult population will have diabetes by the year 2050?

Answer 4

30%

Question 5

According to the USDA, what is the penalty for falsely labeling a product as organic?

Answer 5

A civil fine of up to $11,000

Question 6

Which USDA grades of beef are missing from this list: prime, canner, select, choice, utility, and commercial
A. Standard, Acceptable
B. Good, Cutter
C. Acceptable, Good
D. Cutter, Standard

Answer 6

Cutter, standard.

grades of beef from highest to lowest: prime, choice, select, standard, commercial, utility, cutter, canner.

Question 7

When a client is knowledgeable about a hyperlipidemia diet and is able to devise healthy meal plans, but has moderate readiness in independently following the Nutrition care plan. To be most effective in meeting the client’s needs, what would be the RDN`s approach?
A. Continue to provide dietary instructions to the client and closely monitor compliance
B. Help the client gain confidence through listening, advising, and coaching
C. Listen to the client. Encourage and support the skills the client has developed.
D. Turn over the responsibility for nutrition care to the client.

Answer 7

Listen to the client. Encourage and support the skills the client has developed.

Question 8

What daily energy intake should result in a weight loss of 2 lbs per month if one had been consuming 2,000 kcal?
A. 1500 kcal
B. 1650 kcal
C. 1750 kcal
D. 1850 kcal

Answer 8

1750 kcal

3500 kcal/pound = 7,000 kcal deficiency needed for 2 lbs weight loss over 4 weeks; 7,000÷28 (28=4 weeks × 7 days/week) = 250 kcal. 2000-250 = 1750 kcal.

Question 9

After defining the nutrition problem, which of the following is the correct sequence of steps a community nutritionist should follow in assessing the needs of the community?
A. Set the parameters of the assessment, collect data, analyze and interpret the data, share the findings, and set the priorities.
B. Set priorities, collect data, set the parameters of the assessment, analyze and interpret the data, share the findings.
C. Choose a plan of action, collect the data, set the parameters of the assessment, share the findings, analyze and interpret the data
D. Collect the data, analyze and interpret the data, set the parameters, share the findings, and set the priorities.

Answer 9

A. Set the parameters of the assessment, collect data, analyze and interpret the data, share the findings, and set the priorities.

Question 10

Which type of eggs should be served to patients in a nursing home?

Answer 10

Pasteurized scrambled eggs.

due to the immunocompromised systems of the elderly, they require pasteurized and well-cooked food to prevent the risk of food-borne illness.

Question 11

Refeeding syndrome is characterized by low serum concentrations of

Answer 11

Phosphorus, Potassium, Magnesium.

Refeeding syndrome occurs when previously malnourished patients are fed with high carbohydrate loads; results in the rapid fall of phosphate, magnesium, potassium, and an increase in Extracellular fluid volume. This results in complications such as arrhythmia and seizures.

Question 12

The dietetics professional has developed a weight loss program that includes encouraging participants to reward themselves with treats such as new clothes, going to a movie, or spending more time in a favorite pastime after they have lost 5 lbs. The learning behavior theory being applied is:
A. Behavioral
B. Social learning
C. Cognitive
D. Humanism

Answer 12

Behavioral.

Question 13

What is Transactional Leadership?

Answer 13

Focuses on supervision, organization, and performance, where leaders promote compliance by using rewards and punishments

Question 14

What is Scientific Leadership?

Answer 14

Focuses on the “one best way” and in physical aspects of the job rather than on the human aspect.

Pay increases as production increases.

Question 15

Which of the following parts of a position is NOT defined in the outcome of job analysis?
A. Tasks
B. Responsibilities
C. Duties
D. Skills

Answer 15

Skills.

Skills are defined in the job description. The job analysis does not identify the skills needed to complete the tasks of the job successfully.

A job analysis clearly defines the responsibilities, duties, and tasks of all positions in the organization.

Question 16

___ is using a less ego-deflating rationale than true reason to explain a situation.

Answer 16

Rationalization

Question 17

____ is reverting to childlike behavior, such as horseplay.

Answer 17

Regression

Question 18

____ research explores a topic of interest (personality traits) as a prelude to theory development (obesity cause). This is a type of descriptive research that often precedes other research and data collection.

Answer 18

Qualitative

Question 19

____ is a type of research that reports observations about subjects that describe the quantitative relationship between a group of cases and a disease, for example, a research study that reports personality trait observations of obese subjects to identify variables related to the etiology, care, or outcomes of the condition.

Answer 19

Case Study

Question 20

____ is a type of research that involves critical thinking and evaluation of information to prove a causal association (cause and effect). This type of research includes clinical trials, follow-up studies, and case-control studies. For example, researching personality traits with an experimental and a control group of obese subjects.

Answer 20

Analytical

Question 21

____ is a type of analytical research that follows a ____ (a group of people with something in common) over time to see if they develop a specific disease. For example, a research study that follows a group of people with bipolar disorder to see if they develop obesity.

Answer 21

Cohort study

Question 22

What are the 5 constructs of the Campinha-Bacote model are ____, ____, ____, ____, ____.

Answer 22

awareness, knowledge, skill, encounter, desire

Question 23

In the Campinha-Bacote model, the ____ construct encompasses collecting cultural data and assessing a client’s therapeutic uses of foods.

Answer 23

skill

Question 24

In the Campinha-Bacote model, ____ involves assessing your own cultural background and beliefs.

Answer 24

awareness

Question 25

In the Campinha-Bacote model, ____ involves assessing client’s beliefs and explanations about their illness and/or dietary practices.

Answer 25

knowledge

Question 26

In the Campinha-Bacote model, ____ involves considering how many face-to-face encounters you have had with the client’s culture.

Answer 26

encounter

Question 27

In the Campinha-Bacote model, ____ involves continuously learning, as culture is continuously evolving and changing.

Answer 27

desire

Question 28

Which of the following verbs is the best choice when writing a performance objectively?
A. Know
B. Appreciate
C. Recommend
D. Understand

Answer 28

Recommend.

Performance must be measurable; Recommend is the only verb that is qualitatively measurable.

Question 29

Which of the following would be an appropriate response for the nutrition professional using reflective listening to provide to a client who states: I don’t have time to prepare healthy meals at home?
A. There must be many demands on your time at home
B. There are many time-saving shortcuts that I can share with you to help ease the time crunch
C. Everyone is busy, but preparing healthy meals should be a priority for you
D. That is true for me too, that is why it is important to try

Answer 29

“There must be many demands on your time at home.”

Reflective listening allows the practitioner to test a hypothesis of what has been heard and involves making statements to confirm understanding of the client’s meaning. Giving advice is not appropriate in reflective listening.

Question 30

How much water needs to be removed from vegetables if dehydration is used as a method of food preservation?
A. ≥80%
B. ≥85%
C. ≥90%
D. ≥95%

Answer 30

≥95%.

Dehydrated veggies have 95% of their water removed; Dehydrated fruits have 80% of their water removed.

Question 31

A patient with acute renal failure will have an increased need of \_\_\_\_\_ compared with a person with optimal renal failure?
A. Protein
B. Potassium
C. Fluid
D. Energy

Answer 31

Energy.

Energy expenditure increases as renal function decrease.

Question 32

Which classic vitamin deficiency is known for the 4 D`s: dermatitis; dementia; diarrhea; death.
A. Thiamin
B. Niacin
C. Biotin
D. Folic Acid

Answer 32

Niacin.

These symptoms are of Pellagra disease- caused by niacin deficiency.

Question 33

What is the PDSA performance improvement model?

Answer 33

Plan-Do-Study-Act

Question 34

____ What is an acronym for essential AA, name them:

Answer 34

HILL MVP Try Thre: Histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine methionine, valine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan.

Question 35

Which of the following is an essential AA?
A. Alanine
B. Histidine
C. Proline
D. Tyrosine

Answer 35

Histidine

HILL MVPTT

Question 36

Approximately how many servings of milk would a woman of 53 years of age need to consume to meet her RDA for calcium?

Answer 36

4 cups.

RDA for women aged 51+ is 1200 mg of calcium/day. Milk has 300 mg calcium/cup- therefore 3 cups would be required.

Question 37

Which of the following is often added to fat-free chocolate milk as a stabilizer and thickener to improve mouthfeel?
A. Methylparaben
B. Lecithin
C. Carrageenan
D. Calcium Silicate

Answer 37

Carrageenan.

Prevents the large dense molecules of chocolate from sedimenting in fat-free chocolate milk.

Question 38

Which additive used in smoked and cured meats forms a color pigment that may oxidize to an undesirable yellow or greenish color when exposed to oxygen or light?
A. Sodium Hydroxide
B. Propyl Gallate
C. Potassium Alginate
D. Sodium Nitrate

Answer 38

Sodium nitrate.

Question 39

What is the Hawthorne effect?

Answer 39

The Hawthorne effect refers to a tendency in some individuals to alter their behavior in response to their awareness of being observed.

This phenomenon implies that when people become aware that they are subjects in an experiment, the attention they receive from the experimenters may cause them to change their conduct.