Can my students and interns use the eatrightPREP® for the RDN Exam course to study for the Registration Examination for Dietitians?
Yes. The Academy’s eatrightPREP® for the RDN Exam is modeled after the official computerized Registration Examination for Dietitians administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). With purchase of the full course, your students and interns will have access to 6 full-length practice exams. Your students and interns can take the practice exams as many times as they wish to in their subscription period.

The topics covered correspond with the 4 domains of the Registration Examination for Dietitians. All practice exams are representative of the percentage of questions from each category on the RD exam per CDR’s 2017 Exam Specifications:

Principles of Dietetics (25%)
• Food Science and Nutrient Composition of Foods
• Nutrition and Supporting Sciences
• Education, Communication, and Technology
• Research Applications

Nutrition Care for Individuals and Groups (40%)
• Screening and Assessment
• Diagnosis
• Planning and Intervention
• Monitoring and Evaluation

Management of Food and Nutrition Programs and Services (21%)
• Functions of Management
• Human Resources
• Financial Management
• Marketing and Public Relations
• Quality Improvement

Foodservice Systems (14%)
• Menu Development
• Procurement, Production, Distribution, and Service
• Sanitation and Safety
• Equipment and Facility Planning

Is eatrightPREP® for the RDN Exam approved by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics?
Yes. The Academy endorses eatrightPREP® for the RDN Exam.

Who creates questions for eatrightPREP® for the RDN Exam?
Questions are created by current RDNs with test item-writing training. All questions are reviewed by peer reviewers and the Editor-in-Chief, Tonya Krueger, MA, RDN, LD.

Are there exam prep resources within the eatrightPREP® for the RDN Exam course?
There are links to multiple Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics articles, Academy SOP/SOPP statements, Academy position papers, the Academy Code of Ethics, the Nutrition Care Manual, and the Nutrition Care Process. We strongly recommend students and interns review these resources prior to taking the practice exams and using these materials during their preparation for the registration exam.

How often can a student or intern take the practice tests?
They have access to 6 full-length practice exams that they can reset and retake as many times as they would like within their subscription period.

How will students know if they are improving?
Students and interns have access to complete performance statistics for each practice exam and all the practice questions in the study plan. Practice tests will be scored each time you complete one. Both instructors and students/interns can view progress reports to track improvement over time. Instructors can work with students and interns to review performance in each domain. eatrightPREP® for the RDN exam will help you identify your strengths and weaknesses in the exam prep material. Students have used this feature to identify the areas where their performance is weaker and spend more time reviewing these content areas before exam day.

Is there tech support available for eatrightPREP® for the RDN Exam?
Yes. For technical support issues, contact our course provider, BenchPrep.

How can eatrightPREP® for the RDN Exam be used in my dietetic internship program or class curriculum?

• Assign interns practice questions to complete as homework assignments.
• View historical reports of your students’ course engagement, which log when work was completed.
• Ask students to create an action plan for studying for the RD exam based on their performance in the course. eatrightPREP® for the RDN Exam will identify their strongest and weakest exam categories, so students can begin to plan how they will review material in their weaker areas.
• Challenge students to complete one practice exam. Or, challenge them to complete all six during their final semester!
• Encourage students to submit the questions they answered incorrectly to the program director to improve internship or course experiences for next year’s cohort.
• Encourage students to complete the eatrightPREP® for the RDN Exam course as graduation nears. After taking an initial practice test, they will complete practice questions to improve their knowledge. At the course’s mid-point, another practice exam is provided. A final set of practice questions will be reviewed, and then a final exam! Students love to watch how their knowledge progresses over time.
• Create a private discussion group on eatrightPREP® for the RDN Exam and invite your students to ask questions about the dietetics topics they found most challenging in the practice exams.

Can students who purchase an individual subscription to eatrightPREP® for the RDN Exam get a refund?
Refunds are handled on a case-by-case basis. Customers wishing to withdraw from the course and receive a refund should send an e-mail request to eatrightPREP@eatright.org. Our staff will review the student’s log-in to determine how much of the course has been used and then decide how much can be refunded. The Academy makes no claim that purchasing eatrightPREP® guarantees success in passing the Registration Examination for Dietitians.

May I copy information from the eatrightPREP® for the RDN course?
The content of eatrightPREP® for the RDN exam is copyrighted material. No part of the materials in the review course may be copied, downloaded, reproduced, stored, disseminated, transferred, or used in any form by any means without prior written consent of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

May I share my access to eatrightPREP® for the RDN exam with other individuals?
Access is for a single user only and is not to be shared under any circumstances.