Nutrition essentials for nursing practice /

• Main Author: Dudek, Susan G. (συγγραφέας.)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007.
• Edition: 5th ed., rev. reprint
• Subjects: Διαιτολογία; Διατροφή

Table of Contents:

• Unit one. Principles of nutrition:
• 1. Nutrition in nursing
• 2. Carbohydrates
• 3. Protein
• 4. Lipids
• 5. Vitamins
• 6. Water and minerals
• 7. Energy metabolism
• Unit two. Nutrition in health promotion:
• 8. Guidelines for healthy eating
• 9. Consumer issues
• 10. Cultural, ethnic, and religious influences on food and nutrition
• 11. Healthy eating for healthy babies
• 12. Nutrition for infants, children, and adolescents
• 13. Nutrition for adults and older adults
• Unit three. Nutrition in clinical practice:
• 14. Obesity and eating disorders
• 15. Feeding patients: hospital food and enteral and parenteral nutrition
• 16. Critical illness and hypermetabolic conditions
• 17. Nutrition for patients with gastrointestinal disorders
• 18. Nutrition for patients with cardiovascular disorders
• 19. Nutrition for patients with diabetes mellitus
• 20. Nutrition for patients with renal disorders
• 21. Nutrition for patients with cancer or HIV/AIDS
• Appendices:
• 1. Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs): recommended intakes for individuals, vitamins
• 2. Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs): recommended intakes for individuals, elements
• 3. Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs): recommended intakes for individuals, macronutrients
• 4. Acceptable macronutrient distribution ranges
• 5. Growth charts
• 6. Diet and drugs
• Index.