Nutritional Foundations and Clinical Applications
A Nursing Approach
- 8th Edition - October 2, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Authors: Michele Grodner, Sylvia Escott-Stump, Suzanne Dorner
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 1 0 2 4 - 1
- LooseLeaf ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 2 9 6 7 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 1 1 9 2 - 7
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Master the nurse’s role in therapeutic nutrition and in teaching dietary health! Nutritional Foundations and Clinical Applications: A Nursing Approach, 8th Edition describes nutritional healing and wellness from the nurse’s perspective. It covers dietary guidelines with a humanistic, personal touch, using first-hand accounts to show how nutrition principles apply to patients in real-world practice. This edition is updated with the most current guidelines and the latest research on nutrition. Written by noted educators Michele Grodner, Sylvia Escott-Stump, and Suzie Dorner, this leading nutrition text promotes healthy diets and shows how nutrition may be used in treating and controlling diseases and disorders.
- Applying Content Knowledge and Critical Thinking: Clinical Applications case studies help you apply nutrition principles to real-world practice situations.
- Personal Perspective box in each chapter offers a firsthand account of the ways in which nutrition affects patients’ lives, demonstrating the personal touch for which this book is known.
- Teaching Tool boxes include strategies for providing nutrition counseling to patients.
- The Nursing Approach boxes analyze a realistic nutritional case study according to the nursing process.
- Social Issue boxes show how ethical, social, and community concerns can influence health and wellness.
- Health Debate boxes address the nurse’s response to differing opinions or controversies about food, nutrition, and health concerns.
- Cultural Considerations boxes show how to understand and respect the food and health customs of specific ethnic groups.
- Key terms and a glossary make it easy to learn key vocabulary and concepts.
Students in undergraduate nursing programs
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Evolve Student Resources
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contributors
- Preface
- Audience
- Approach
- Features and Content
- Teaching and Learning Resources
- Acknowledgements
- Special Acknowledgments
- Part 1: Wellness, Nutrition, and the Nursing Role
- 1. Wellness Nutrition
- Role in Wellness
- Definition of Wellness
- Definition of Wellness
- Health Promotion
- Disease Prevention through Nutrition
- Health Literacy
- Overview of Nutrients Within the Body
- Food, Energy, and Nutrients
- Dietary Standards
- Adequate Eating Patterns
- Toward a Positive Nutrition Lifestyle: Self-Efficacy
- Summary
- Websites of Interest
- References
- 2. Personal and Community Nutrition
- Role in Wellness
- Personal Nutrition
- Community Nutrition
- Food Guides
- “Have a Plant”
- Consumer Food Decision Making
- Consumer Information and Wellness
- Toward a Positive Nutrition Lifestyle: Locus of Control
- Summary
- Websites of Interest
- References
- Part 2: Nutrients, Food, and Health
- 3. Digestion, Absorption, and Metabolism
- Role in Wellness
- Digestion
- Absorption
- Metabolism
- Toward a Positive Nutrition Lifestyle: Contracting
- Summary
- Websites of Interest
- References
- 4. Carbohydrates
- Role in Wellness
- Food Sources
- Carbohydrate as a Nutrient Within the Body
- Simple Carbohydrates
- Complex Carbohydrates: Polysaccharides
- Food Sources and Issues
- Toward a Positive Nutrition Lifestyle: Tailoring
- Summary
- Websites of Interest
- References
- 5. Fats
- Role in Wellness
- Functions
- Structure and Sources of Lipids
- Fats as a Nutrient in the Body
- Fat Intake and Issues
- Toward a Positive Nutrition Lifestyle: Gradual Reduction
- Summary
- Websites of Interest
- References
- 6. Protein
- Role in Wellness
- Structure of Protein
- Protein Composition
- Protein as a Nutrient in the Body
- Functions
- Food Sources
- Dietary Patterns of Protein
- Protein and Malnutrition
- Toward a Positive Nutrition Lifestyle: Chaining
- Summary
- Websites of Interest
- References
- 7. Vitamins
- Role in Wellness
- Vitamin Categories
- Food Sources
- Water-Soluble Vitamins
- Fat-Soluble Vitamins
- Considering Vitamin Supplementation
- Toward a Positive Nutrition Lifestyle: Social Support
- Summary
- Websites of Interest
- References
- 8. Water and Minerals
- Role in Wellness
- Water
- Major Minerals
- Trace Minerals
- Toward a Positive Nutrition Lifestyle: Projecting
- Summary
- Websites of Interest
- References
- Part 3: Health Promotion Through Nutrition and Nursing Practice
- 9. Energy, Weight, and Fitness
- Role in Wellness
- Energy
- Energy Balance
- Healthy Weight
- Healthy Body Fat
- Regulation of Body Fat Level
- Nutrition: Weight Essentials
- Nutrition: Fitness Essentials
- Food and Athletic Performance
- Role of Nurses
- Toward a Positive Nutrition Lifestyle: Explanatory Style
- Summary
- Websites of Interest
- References
- 10. Nutrition Across the Life Span
- Role in Wellness
- Nutrition During Pregnancy
- Nutrition During Lactation
- Nutrition During Infancy
- Vitamin and Mineral Supplementation
- Nutrition Health Promotion: Pregnancy, Lactation, and Infancy
- Nutrition During Childhood
- Nutrition Health Promotion: Childhood (1–12 Years)
- Nutrition During Adolescence
- Nutrition Health Promotion: Adolescence
- Nutrition-Related Concerns of Childhood and Adolescence
- Nutrition During Adulthood
- Nutrition Health Promotion: Adulthood
- Toward a Positive Nutrition Lifestyle: Rationalizing
- Summary
- Websites of Interest
- References
- Part 4: Overview of Nutrition Therapy
- 11. Nutrition Assessment and Patient Care
- Nutrition in Disease Management
- The Nutrition Team
- Nutrition Risk and Malnutrition
- Nutrition Care Process
- Summary
- Websites of Interest
- References
- 12. Food-Related Issues
- Dimensions of Health
- Dietary Guidelines
- Dietary Modifications
- Diet Orders
- Other Food Considerations
- Summary
- Websites of Interest
- References
- 13. Nutrition for Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract
- Dimensions of GI Health
- Common Digestive Disorders
- The Microbiome, Prebiotics, and Probiotics
- Antiinflammatory Diets
- Esophageal Disorders
- Esophagitis and Hiatal Hernia
- Stomach Disorders
- Intestinal Disorders
- Summary
- Websites of Interest
- References
- 14. Nutrition for Disorders of the Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreas
- Nutrition in Liver Health
- Liver Disorders
- Gallbladder Disorders
- Pancreatic Disorders
- Summary
- Websites of Interest
- References
- 15. Nutrition for Diabetes Mellitus
- Wellness and Diabetes
- Definition
- Prediabetes and Insulin Resistance
- Classification
- T1D Mellitus
- T2D Mellitus
- Management of Diabetes
- Special Considerations
- Diabetes Management through the Life Span
- Miscellaneous Issues: Fasting, Bariatric Surgery, Ketogenic Diets
- Summary
- Websites of Interest
- References
- 16. Nutrition in Metabolic Stress: Burns, Trauma, and Surgery
- Metabolic Response to Stress
- Immune System
- The Stress Response
- Surgery and Trauma
- Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
- Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
- Burns (Thermal Injury)
- Summary
- Websites of Interest
- References
- 17. Nutrition for Cardiopulmonary Diseases
- Heart and Lung Health
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Myocardial Infarction
- Hypertension
- Heart Failure
- Role of Nursing
- Pulmonary Diseases
- Summary
- Websites of Interest
- References
- 18. Nutrition for Diseases of the Kidneys
- The Kidney in Health
- Kidney Function
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Acute Renal Failure
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Hemodialysis
- Peritoneal Dialysis
- Kidney Transplantation
- Kidney Stones
- Summary
- Websites of Interest
- References
- 19. Nutrition for Neuro-Psychiatric Disorders
- Nutrition in Brain Health
- Neurologic Disorders
- Psychiatric Conditions
- Depression
- Summary
- Websites of Interest
- References
- 20. Nutrition in Cancer and Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Medical Stress and Wellness
- Nutrition Assessment in Cancer and Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Co-Infection with Covid-19
- Cancer
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Summary
- Websites of Interest
- References
- Glossary
- Index
- Edition: 8
- Published: October 2, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 464
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323810241
- LooseLeaf ISBN: 9780323829670
- eBook ISBN: 9780323811927
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Michele Grodner
Affiliations and expertise
Professor
Department of Public Health
William Paterson University
Wayne, New JerseySE
Sylvia Escott-Stump
Affiliations and expertise
Clinical Assistant Professor and Director
Dietetic Internship
East Carolina University
Greenville, North CarolinaSD
Suzanne Dorner
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Manager
Medical Intensive Care Unit
Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, Florida