Deck 1: Introduction to Nutritional Assessment

Question 1

The Nutrition Care Process is intended to help standardize the process of delivering nutrition-related care, but is not intended to standardize the actual nutrition care that different patients receive.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The recommendations of the nutrition intervention should be patient-driven and have measurable goals that are established in collaboration with the patient.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Which of the following is the first step in the Nutrition Care Process?

A) nutrition monitoring and evaluation
B) nutrition assessment
C) nutrition diagnosis
D) nutrition intervention

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following is a systematic problem-solving method that dietitians use critical-thinking skills to make evidence-based decisions addressing the nutrition-related problems of their patients?

A) nutritional assessment
B) nutritional screening
C) the nutrition care process
D) nutrition monitoring

Question 5

Nutrition diagnostic terms that describe problems related to inadequate, excessive, or inappropriate food or nutrient consumption are part of the __________ domain.

A) behavioral-environmental
B) clinical
C) intake

Question 6

The identification and descriptive labeling of a nutrition problem that the dietetics practitioner is responsible for independently addressing is known as

A) the medical diagnosis
B) the nutrition diagnosis
C) the patient's signs and symptoms
D) the patient's medical history

Question 7

PES statements are intended to clarify the specific nutrition problem and link the nutrition diagnosis to the nutrition intervention.

Question 8

In the Nutrition Care Process, the nutrition intervention should target etiology of the problems identified in the medical diagnosis.

Question 9

Nutrition diagnostic terms that describe nutritional problems related to specific medical or physical diseases or conditions are part of the __________ domain.

A) behavioral-environmental
B) clinical
C) intake

Question 10

Nutrition diagnostic terms that describe nutritional problems related to nutrition knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about food and nutrition, the physical environment, access to food, and food safety are part of the __________ domain.

A) behavioral-environmental
B) clinical
C) intake

Question 11

Which of the following is at the center of the Nutrition Care Process Model?

A) the dietitian's strengths and abilities
B) the four steps of the Nutrition Care Process
C) environmental factors impacting the patient's ability to benefit from the Nutrition Care Process
D) the relationship between the dietitian and the patient

Question 12

Nutritional assessment is a one-time, isolated event that occurs at the beginning of a patient's nutrition-related care.

Question 13

The nutrition diagnosis is written in terms of a patient's problem for which nutrition-related activities provide the primary intervention.

Question 14

An example of a reference standard for food and nutrient intake against which an estimate of the patient's nutrient intake can be compared is the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Question 15

The planning and implementation of strategies to change nutritional intake, nutrition knowledge and behavior, and environmental conditions to improve the nutrition problem is known as

A) nutrition assessment
B) nutrition diagnosis
C) nutrition intervention
D) nutrition monitoring and evaluation

Question 16

In the Nutrition Care Process, the selection of the intervention is driven by

A) the medical diagnosis
B) nutritional assessment data
C) the patient's signs and symptoms
D) the nutrition diagnosis and its etiology

Question 17

The medical diagnosis and the nutrition diagnosis are the same.

Question 18

The step in the Nutrition Care Process that involves objectively determining whether and to what extent the goals of the intervention have been met is known as

A) nutrition assessment
B) nutrition diagnosis
C) nutrition intervention
D) nutrition monitoring and evaluation

Question 19

Although noncommunicable diseases such as coronary heart disease and type 2 diabetes are becoming more prevalent, the World Health Organization estimates that by the year 2020 communicable or infectious diseases will continue to be the leading causes of death worldwide.

Question 20

Which of the following is the basis for establishing the nutrition diagnosis?

A) the medical diagnosis
B) nutritional assessment data
C) the patient's signs and symptoms
D) the patient's medical history

Question 21

The activities necessary to provide timely information about the contributions of food and nutrient consumption and nutritional status to the health of a population group or nation are known as __________.

Question 22

While the term epidemic is typically used to describe a marked increase in the number of cases of an infectious or communicable disease over a certain period of time, the term can appropriately be used to describe a marked increase in noncommunicable diseases or other adverse health conditions such as obesity.

Question 23

A clinical approach for assessing nutritional status that relies on information collected by the clinician through observation and interviews at the patient's bedside is known as __________.

Question 24

The format used in the Nutrition Care Process to write a nutrition diagnosis is known as a __________.

Question 25

The term __________ has been coined to identify what many epidemiologists consider to be a global epidemic of obesity.

Question 26

Nutrition diagnostic terms are divided into three __________.

Question 27

Nutritional screening precedes nutritional assessment.

Question 28

Data on food and beverage intake based on information provided by a patient or a member of the patient's family are considered to be objective information.

Question 29

A systematic method for obtaining, verifying, and interpreting data needed to identify nutrition-related problems, their causes, and their significance is known as __________.

Question 30

The process of identifying an individual who is malnourished or who is at risk for malnutrition to determine if a detailed nutrition assessment is indicated is known as __________.