Free Canadian Dietetic Registration Examination Practice Questions

Sample Practice Questions

Try these 10 sample questions from the Canadian Dietetic Registration Examination practice bank. Each includes the answer and explanation. Continue with the interactive practice above to review the full question set.

1. 1A client asks which protein food in a mixed menu supplies heme iron. Which food should the dietitian identify?

   1. A.Cooked lentils
   2. B.Lean beefCorrect answer: B
   3. C.Firm tofu
   4. D.Cooked chickpeas

   Explanation: NIH states, "Plants and iron-fortified foods contain nonheme iron only, whereas meat, seafood, and poultry contain both heme and nonheme iron". Beef supplies heme iron; the three plant-based protein foods supply nonheme iron.

   Reference: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements: Iron — Introduction

2. 2A dietitian in Manitoba is adapting advice for a client whose religious practices affect meal timing. Which starting point best respects diversity while individualizing care?

   1. A.Use the usual meal schedule for clients of the same age
   2. B.Ask how the client's own practices affect eating routinesCorrect answer: B
   3. C.Use the usual meal schedule for clients of that religion
   4. D.Ask the family to select the client's eating routine

   Explanation: The source states, "respect the unique needs, goals, values, and circumstances of clients.". The client's own practices establish relevant context. Age-based or religion-based defaults do not establish individual wishes, and the family does not replace a capable client's perspective.

   Reference: College of Dietitians of Manitoba: Standards of Practice — Standard 3, Client-Centred Services

3. 3A dietitian plans a care discussion with a client who has limited English proficiency. Which language-support resource does AHRQ identify as best positioned to detect care-plan misunderstandings and support the client's participation?

   1. A.A bilingual adult relative
   2. B.An automated translation application
   3. C.A medical interpreterCorrect answer: C
   4. D.A bilingual family friend

   Explanation: The source states, "The medical interpreter is best positioned to call attention to potential misunderstandings that affect the care plan and best able to ensure the patient can fully participate in decisions that affect them.". The identified resource is the medical interpreter. Relatives, friends and translation applications can be available language resources but are not the specialist resource identified for this safety role.

   Reference: AHRQ TeamSTEPPS: Briefs — Briefs, patients with limited English proficiency

4. 4A dietitian budgets a series of cooking workshops. Within the planned attendance range, which expense is a fixed cost?

   1. A.Ingredients purchased for each participant
   2. B.Printed workbooks purchased for each participant
   3. C.Monthly room rent under an unchanged leaseCorrect answer: C
   4. D.Meal containers purchased for each participant

   Explanation: The source states, "A fixed cost is an unavoidable operating expense that does not change in total over the short term". Room rent remains unchanged under the stated lease. Ingredients, workbooks and containers vary with participants.

   Reference: OpenStax: Principles of Managerial Accounting — Fixed versus Variable Costs

5. 5A hospitalized adult reports unintentional weight loss in the last six months that has not been regained, and eating less than usual for two weeks. How should the Canadian Nutrition Screening Tool result be interpreted?

   1. A.No nutrition risk because reduced intake is recent
   2. B.Nutrition risk requiring assessment to confirm malnutritionCorrect answer: B
   3. C.Confirmed severe malnutrition without further assessment
   4. D.Confirmed moderate malnutrition without further assessment

   Explanation: The source states, "Two “YES” answers indicate nutrition risk". Both questions are positive. Screening identifies risk, not severity or a confirmed diagnosis; an assessment is needed.

   Reference: Canadian Malnutrition Task Force: CNST — p.1, Screening interpretation

6. 6A public health dietitian reports the proportion of residents who currently have diabetes on a specified survey date, including both recent and longstanding cases. Which measure is this?

   1. A.Incidence proportion
   2. B.Incidence rate
   3. C.Point prevalenceCorrect answer: C
   4. D.Case-fatality proportion

   Explanation: The source states, "the proportion of persons with a particular disease or attribute on a particular date.". The measure counts all existing cases at one time. Incidence concerns new cases during follow-up; case-fatality concerns deaths among cases.

   Reference: CDC Principles of Epidemiology: Measures of Morbidity Frequency — Lesson3 Section2, Point prevalence

7. 7A dietitian plans nutrient intakes for a group of healthy adults. For a nutrient with an EAR, which reference is used to plan an acceptable prevalence of inadequate intake within the group?

   1. A.Recommended Dietary Allowance
   2. B.Estimated Average RequirementCorrect answer: B
   3. C.Tolerable Upper Intake Level
   4. D.Percent Daily Value

   Explanation: The source states, "Use the EAR to plan for an acceptable prevalence of inadequate intakes within a group.". The group-planning purpose differs from the individual RDA goal. UL addresses excess risk, and %DV supports food-label interpretation rather than this group adequacy planning.

   Reference: Health Canada: Dietary Planning Summary — Dietary Planning for Groups, EAR

8. 8A household can reach a grocery store and knows how to prepare meals, but regularly runs out of money for enough food. Which finding best characterizes its food insecurity?

   1. A.Limited financial access to an adequate dietCorrect answer: A
   2. B.Limited technical ability to prepare meals
   3. C.Limited physical access to food retailers
   4. D.Limited understanding of nutrition labels

   Explanation: ICDEP explains, "Household food insecurity is often linked with the household's financial ability to access adequate food." The stated constraint is money, while food access and preparation skills are available. The other findings describe different food-environment or food-skill barriers.

   Reference: Integrated Competencies for Dietetic Education and Practice — Glossary, p.26, Food security

9. 9A Manitoba dietitian is offered a manufacturer's gift that would appear to influence which supplement the dietitian recommends. Which response meets the Code's conflict-of-interest requirement?

   1. A.Accept the gift and retain the usual product-review process
   2. B.Accept the gift and note its value in the product-review file
   3. C.Decline the gift and maintain independent product selectionCorrect answer: C
   4. D.Accept the gift and ask a colleague to review the next order

   Explanation: The source states, "Refraining from accepting gifts or services, which may influence or give the appearance of influencing professional judgement.". The apparent influence triggers the restriction. Documentation, routine review or having a colleague review an order does not remove the condition attached to accepting this gift.

   Reference: College of Dietitians of Manitoba: Code of Ethics — Code of Ethics, p.5, 5(b)(ii)

10. 10After teaching a client how to use a nutrition plan, the dietitian wants to check whether the explanation was clear. Which request uses teach-back?

    1. A.Ask the client to explain the plan in their own wordsCorrect answer: A
    2. B.Ask the client to confirm whether the explanation was clear
    3. C.Ask the client to rate confidence in following the plan
    4. D.Ask the client to read the written instructions aloud

    Explanation: The source states, "asking patients to state in their own words what they need to know or do about their health.". Own-word explanation checks understanding. Agreement and confidence ratings do not demonstrate comprehension, and verbatim reading is not teach-back.

    Reference: AHRQ: Use the Teach-Back Method — Overview