Nutrition Handbook for Nursing Practice

Nutrition Handbook for Nursing Practice
ISBN-10
0397553641
ISBN-13
9780397553648
Category
Medical / Nursing / General
Pages
847
Language
English
Published
1997
Publisher
Lippincott
Author
Susan G. Dudek

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.

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