NSC 325 Exam Questions with Verified Answer

Evidence-based Medicine (EBM) - Answer-EBM: - apply literature/evidence to personal judgement and decision-making The EBM Triad: - Individual Clinical Expertise - Best External Evidence - Patient Values & Expectations Clinical Question: PICO - Patient/problem - Intervention - Comparison - Outcome RDN & the Healthcare System - Answer-- RDN member of interdisciplinary team; maybe assisted by a NDTR - Team members: Providers (MD/PA/NP, Pharmacist, RN, Speech, OT, PT, Respiratory, etc.) - Provider responsible for directing care - Provider writes diet order - RN: may complete nutrition screen - NDTR: implements RDN plan Nutrition Care Process - Answer-- Screening precedes the process - is not part of the process - Screening is required in most medical care setting EXCEPT in Ambulatory Care - ADIME -- Nutrition Assessment: A, B, C, D - Diagnosis: P, E, S - nutrition root cause -- Intake common problem - Intervention: --Plan/Outcomes - Monitoring -- Evaluates success of intervention - Evaluation -- Determines need to adjust intervention Anthropometric Data - Answer-- Height - Weight: -- Use current weight when the weight is within the IBW "range" -- Use current weight when the weight is less than the IBW "range"