Nutritional Foundations and Clinical Applications
A Nursing Approach
- 4th Edition - May 10, 2007
- Imprint: Mosby
- Authors: Michele Grodner, Sara Long Roth, Bonnie C. Walkingshaw
- Language: English
Foundations and Clinical Applications of Nutrition: A Nursing Approach emphasizes the role of nutrition in health promotion, primary prevention, and clinical disease states, with… Read more
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Foundations and Clinical Applications of Nutrition: A Nursing Approach emphasizes the role of nutrition in health promotion, primary prevention, and clinical disease states, with an in-depth analysis of the USDA's Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005 and MyPyramid Food Guidance System. The dynamic author team utilizes a conversational writing style and a variety of learning features to apply information to the clinical setting.
- The Nursing Approach case studies in each chapter reinforce the nursing process as it relates to the content area.
- Applying Content Knowledge and Critical Thinking/Clinical Applications case studies reinforce and apply nutrition principles to real-world situations.
- Cultural Considerations boxes discuss various eating patterns related to ethnicity and religion to provide a global approach to nutrition.
- Health Debate and Social Issue boxes introduce timely topics and help separate popular media claims from academic research.
- Teaching Tool boxes provide tips and guidance to apply when educating patients.
- An emphasis on health promotion and primary prevention stresses the adoption of a healthy diet and lifestyle to enhance quality of life.
PART I: WELLNESS, NUTRITION, AND THE NURSING ROLE
1. Wellness Nutrition
2. Personal and Community Nutrition
PART II: NUTRIENTS, FOOD, AND HEALTH
3. Digestion, Absorption, and Metabolism
4. Carbohydrates
5. Fats
6. Proteins
7. Vitamins
8. Water and Minerals
PART III: HEALTH PROMOTION THROUGH NUTRITION AND NURSING PRACTICE
9. Energy Supply and Fitness
10. Management of Body Composition
11. Life Span Health Promotion: Pregnancy, Lactation, and Infancy
12. Life Span Health Promotion: Childhood and Adolescence
13. Life Span Health Promotion: Adulthood
PART IV: OVERVIEW OF MEDICAL NUTRITION
14. Nutrition in Patient Care
15. Nutrition and Metabolic Stress
16. Interactions: Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Dietary Supplements, and Medications
17. Nutrition for Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract
18. Nutrition for Disorders of the Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreas
19. Nutrition for Diabetes Mellitus
20. Nutrition for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases
21. Nutrition for Diseases of the Kidneys
22. Nutrition in Cancer, AIDS, and Other Special Problems
APPENDIXES
GLOSSARY
INDEX
1. Wellness Nutrition
2. Personal and Community Nutrition
PART II: NUTRIENTS, FOOD, AND HEALTH
3. Digestion, Absorption, and Metabolism
4. Carbohydrates
5. Fats
6. Proteins
7. Vitamins
8. Water and Minerals
PART III: HEALTH PROMOTION THROUGH NUTRITION AND NURSING PRACTICE
9. Energy Supply and Fitness
10. Management of Body Composition
11. Life Span Health Promotion: Pregnancy, Lactation, and Infancy
12. Life Span Health Promotion: Childhood and Adolescence
13. Life Span Health Promotion: Adulthood
PART IV: OVERVIEW OF MEDICAL NUTRITION
14. Nutrition in Patient Care
15. Nutrition and Metabolic Stress
16. Interactions: Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Dietary Supplements, and Medications
17. Nutrition for Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract
18. Nutrition for Disorders of the Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreas
19. Nutrition for Diabetes Mellitus
20. Nutrition for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases
21. Nutrition for Diseases of the Kidneys
22. Nutrition in Cancer, AIDS, and Other Special Problems
APPENDIXES
GLOSSARY
INDEX
- Edition: 4
- Published: May 10, 2007
- Imprint: Mosby
- Language: English
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Michele Grodner
Affiliations and expertise
Professor
Department of Public Health
William Paterson University
Wayne, New JerseySL
Sara Long Roth
Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Director, Didactic Program in Dietetics, Department of Animal Science, Food, and Nutrition, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL