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CDRE · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) credential, awarded by the Certifying Board for Dietary Managers (CBDM), is a professional certification for individuals who manage foodservice and nutrition services in settings such as hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living, schools, and correctional facilities. It signals competence in nutrition care, foodservice operations, food safety, human resources, finance, and regulatory compliance. The CDRE study guide has 7 sections and about 2,132 words.
01Nutrition and Medical Nutrition Therapy
The CDRE nutrition domain tests whether you can move from nutrition screening to a documented nutrition diagnosis and implement safe, evidence-informed interventions across the lifecycle and in common chronic conditions. Expect items on the Nutrition Care Process, anthropometric and biochemical interpretation, diet modifications, and enteral/parenteral basics.
316 words, about 2 min02Foodservice Systems and Operations Management
This domain tests how food moves safely and economically from purchasing to service. You need to recognize production systems, calculate recipe yields and costs, forecast demand, and control portions, schedules, and workflow.
285 words, about 1 min03Food Safety and Sanitation
This domain tests HACCP, temperature control, personal hygiene, cleaning and sanitizing, and response to foodborne illness risk. Items often ask you to identify a critical limit or choose a corrective action.
327 words, about 2 min04Human Resource Management and Supervision
This domain tests staffing, recruitment, orientation, training, performance management, discipline, and legal supervision. You must calculate staffing needs and apply fair, documented management practices.
310 words, about 2 min05Financial Management and Budgeting
This domain tests operating and capital budgets, cost control, variance analysis, inventory, and break-even reasoning. Expect calculations and interpretation of favorable versus unfavorable results.
293 words, about 1 min06Regulatory Compliance and Quality Assurance
This domain tests survey readiness, regulatory standards, quality indicators, audits, and performance improvement. You need to distinguish regulation from accreditation and show how monitoring closes the loop.
298 words, about 1 min07Education, Communication, and Professional Practice
This domain tests teaching, health communication, behavior change, documentation, ethics, and scope of practice. Items often ask what a practitioner should say or document next.
303 words, about 2 min