This new edition incorporates the most current guidelines and information on key nutrition topics • Table of contents reorganized to place Nutrients first
Pro/Con boxes will be added throughout the book, e.g. keto diet
1st person language will be changed to 3rd person
Additional NGN case studies/questions added to the nursing boxes
Applying Content Knowledge and Critical Thinking: Clinical Application case studies help students apply nutrition principles to real-world practice situations
Teaching Tool boxes include strategies for providing nutrition counseling to patients
Nursing Approach boxes analyze realistic nutritional case studies including Next Generation NCLEX question types
Social Issues 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
Part I: The Basics – Nutrients for Health 1. Digestion, Absorption, and Metabolism 2. Macronutrients: Carbohydrates, Fats and Protein 3. Micronutrients: Vitamins 4. Micronutrients: Minerals and Water
Part II: Lifespan Nutrition, Wellness, and Nursing Practice 5. Nutrition Across the Lifespan 6. Energy, Weight Management and Fitness 7. Community Nutrition and Wellness
Part III: Nutrition Therapy and Nursing Management 8. Nutrition Assessment for Patient Care 9. Food-Related Issues 10. Nutrition for Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract 11. Nutrition for Disorders of the Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreas 12. Nutrition for Diabetes Mellitus 13. Nutrition in Metabolic Stress: Burns, Trauma, and Surgery 14. Nutrition for Cardiopulmonary Disease 15. Nutrition for Diseases of the Kidneys 16. Nutrition for Neuro-Psychiatric Disorders 17. Nutrition in HIV and Cancer
Sylvia Escott-Stump, MA, RD, LDN, Clinical Assistant Professor and Director, Dietetic Internship, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA, Michele Grodner, EdD, CHES, Professor, Department of Public Health, William Paterson University, Wayne, New Jersey, USA and Suzanne Dorner, MSN, RN, CCRN, Assistant Manager, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, Florida, USA
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