TheoryNutrition Coach Study Guide
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How to study for Nutrition Coach
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Topics to review
- Safe and effective care environment
- Health promotion and maintenance
- Psychosocial and physiological integrity
- Pharmacology, infection control and patient safety
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Q1In the Transtheoretical Model, a client who says 'I have no intention of changing my eating habits in the next six months' is in which stage?
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✓ Correct answer: Precontemplation
Precontemplation is defined by no intention to change within the next six months, often because the person is unaware of the problem or feels unable to change.
Q2A client states, 'I'm planning to start meal-prepping next week and have already bought containers.' Which stage of change does this best reflect?
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✓ Correct answer: Preparation
Preparation is marked by intent to act in the immediate future (typically within 30 days) plus some initial steps, such as buying supplies.
Q3A client has been eating five vegetable servings daily for eight months and feels confident she won't relapse. Which stage best describes her?
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✓ Correct answer: Maintenance
Maintenance applies once a behavior change has been sustained for roughly six months or more and the focus shifts to preventing relapse.
Q4Which TTM stage is characterized by ambivalence, weighing the pros and cons of change but no commitment to act within 30 days?
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✓ Correct answer: Contemplation
Contemplation involves recognizing the problem and seriously considering change within six months, but ambivalence keeps the person from committing to imminent action.
Q5Matching interventions to readiness, which strategy is most appropriate for a client in precontemplation?
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✓ Correct answer: Consciousness-raising about risks and personal relevance
In precontemplation the priority is raising awareness; action plans presume a readiness the client does not yet have.
Q6The TTM 'decisional balance' construct refers to which of the following?
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✓ Correct answer: The relative weight a person gives to the pros versus cons of changing
Decisional balance is the comparative weighing of the perceived advantages (pros) and disadvantages (cons) of changing; pros must outweigh cons for progress.
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