Dietary and Nutritional Services Flashcards
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A resident's family brings homemade food to share during visits. What is the most appropriate facility policy?
Answer: Allow it for the resident's own consumption consistent with their diet, while prohibiting shared storage or service to other residents without safeguards
Facilities typically permit personal food from family within diet guidelines but control storage and prohibit uncontrolled distribution to other residents.
What is the correct concentration range for a chlorine bleach sanitizing solution used on food-contact surfaces?
Answer: Approximately 50 to 100 parts per million
Chlorine sanitizer for food-contact surfaces is effective at roughly 50 to 100 ppm; stronger solutions are unsafe and can contaminate food.
During a fire drill at mealtime, steam table service is interrupted for 90 minutes. What must the kitchen supervisor do with the hot foods left out?
Answer: Check temperatures and discard any potentially hazardous foods that fell below safe holding temperature beyond allowable time limits
Foods that left safe holding temperatures must be evaluated against time-temperature rules and discarded if they exceeded safe limits.
A newly admitted resident reports a severe peanut allergy. Which system failure would put this resident at greatest risk?
Answer: Failure to communicate the allergy to all dietary and direct care staff and flag it in the meal service system
Allergy information must be communicated across dietary and care staff and flagged at every point of service to prevent accidental exposure.
Which is the safest method for thawing a frozen turkey for a facility holiday meal?
Answer: Thawing it under refrigeration at 41°F or below over several days
Refrigerated thawing keeps the entire product out of the temperature danger zone throughout the process.
A resident using a fluid restriction for congestive heart failure asks staff why their beverage portions are limited. Who should provide the clinical explanation and reassessment if the resident objects?
Answer: The resident's physician or the dietitian, with the facility facilitating the conversation
Clinical rationale and any changes to a therapeutic restriction come from the physician or dietitian, with the facility coordinating communication.
What is the primary purpose of maintaining a food temperature log for refrigerators and freezers?
Answer: To verify equipment keeps food at safe temperatures and to catch failures before food becomes unsafe
Temperature logs provide ongoing verification of safe cold storage and early warning of equipment failure.