Nutrition Essentials for Nursing Practice


Book Description

The Seventh Edition of this nursing-focused nutrition text has been updated to reflect the latest evidence-based practice and nutrition recommendations. Written in a user-friendly style, the text emphasizes what the nurse really needs to know in practice. Maintaining its nursing process focus and emphasis on patient teaching, this edition includes features to help readers integrate nutrition into nursing care such as sample Nursing Process tables, Case Studies in every chapter, and new Interactive Case Studies online. This is the tablet version which does not include access to the supplemental content mentioned in the text.




Textbook of Nutrition for Bsc Nursing Students


Book Description

Written in very simple and easy-to-understand language for nursing students, the content of this book has been prepared as a textbook and exam study guide. The content has been supplemented with illustrations to facilitate quick review. It includes numerous tables on food values and daily requirements with important questions under 'Assess Yourself' provided at the end of each chapter to prepare the students for their university examinations.




Nutrition for Nurses


Book Description

The book Nutrition for Nurses is based on the syllabus provided by the Indian Nursing Council. This book provides nutrition concepts in an easy and clear manner with appropriate diagrams and figures that are eye appealing and easy to understand. This will help nursing students in their clinical practice because the text is given in a precise and simple manner. The section Chapter in a Nutshell summarizes the entire lesson in a brief and examination-friendly way to help students to understand and recall the lesson. - The book has an Environmental Science chapter which is made mandatory for nurses to know about the environment and sustainability of resources. - Solved question papers will help students prepare for examinations and write the correct answers to the questions asked. - It is a ready-reference book for the subject of nutrition. - Practical section which has recipes and photos is easy for the instructors and lecturers also. - This ready reckoner helps students to calculate balanced diet menus for different age groups. - Food Safety and Standard sections are up-to-date with all the recent regulations regarding foods being included. - It will help nurses in community nutrition also, because it has assessment tools and methods clearly explained.




Nutrition


Book Description

This book provides a comprehensive look at all aspects of nutrition from roles and responsibilities to caring for a patient with specific nutritional needs. It is aimed primarily at nurses and addresses some of the issues they will encounter when caring for patients nutritional needs in a hospital setting. It also highlights the benefits of a hospital based Nutrition Team providing a multidisciplinary approach to nutrition. It includes a number of case studies to clarify some of the issues discussed and concludes by examining issues that need to be considered before discharging a patient home from hospital into the community.




Nutrition Handbook for Nursing Practice


Book Description

Discusses how to incorporate nutrition information into nursing care. Presents the fundamentals of nutrition, covering such topics as carbohydrates, protein, lipids, energy balance and weight control, vitamins, minerals, and fluid and electrolytes. Discusses potential adverse side effects of deficient and excessive intakes; consumption trends and future areas of research; nutrition during pregnancy, infancy and childhood; alterations in health, e.g. stress, surgery, and oncology, along with recommended dietary interventions; etc. New material for this third edition includes the current dietary guidelines for Americans; updated ADA exchange lists; key terms, key concepts, and focus on critical thinking; a new chapter on digestion, absorption, and metabolism; a new combined chapter on energy balance and weight control; and a new combined chapter on cancer and AIDS. For use by nursing students and practicing nurses.




A Text Book Of Nutrition


Book Description

Contents: The Science of Food, Nutrition and Health, Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, Fat Soluble Vitamins, Water Soluble Vitamins, Macroelements, Micro-elements, Water and Electrolyte Balance, Inter-relationship Among Nutrients, Recommended Dietary Allowances, Cereals, Pulses, Nuts and Oil Seeds, Vegetables, Fruits, Milk and Milk Products, Meat and Fish, Egg, Beverages, Spices and Condiments, Nutritive Values of Indian Food Preparations, Food Exchange Lists for India, Food Adulteration, Food Poisoning and Food Borne Infection, Toxicants in Foods, Food Allergy, Nutrition of Normal Infants, Nutrition of Pre-school Children, Nutrition of Children and Adolescents, Nutrition in Old Age, Nutrition of Pregnant and Lactating Women.




Nutrition and Biochemistry for Nurses - E-Book


Book Description

What's New in the Second Edition• Recent developments in food standards• Ready reckoner of nutritive values of common foods• Several chapters revised to provide information on recent trends in clinical biochemistry • Several chapters revised for better clarity of concepts




Nutrition for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses


Book Description

Nutrition for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses serves an introduction to the fundamentals of nutrition and also a guide to monitoring the nutritional needs of patients in daily practice. Students will benefit from the clear and consistent approach to basic principles of nutrition. Practicing technicians and nurses will appreciate the practical applications and techniques for managing the nutritional needs of both sick and healthy patients and guidance for educating clients. Focusing on the unique interests of technicians and nurses, the book is not only relevant and technical but also understandable and usable.




Nutrition in Clinical Practice


Book Description

Written by one of America's foremost authorities in preventive medicine, Nutrition in Clinical Practice, Second Edition is the practical, comprehensive, evidence-based reference that all clinicians need to offer patients effective, appropriate dietary counseling. This fully revised edition incorporates the latest studies and includes new chapters on diet and hematopoiesis, diet and dermatologic conditions, and health effects of coffee, chocolate, and ethanol. Each chapter concludes with concise guidelines for counseling and treatment, based on consensus and the weight of evidence. Appendices include clinically relevant formulas, nutrient data tables, patient-specific meal planners, and print and Web-based resources for clinicians and patients.