num_pages: 147
description: Do your students need to calculate someone s body mass, but can tremember the formula? What should your students suggest when a diabeticpatient wants a piece of fruit? This scrub-pocket-sized reference offersat-your-fingertips nutritional facts andimportant-to-know-but-rarely-memorized formulas. It contains nutritionassessment tools that can be written on with an ordinary ballpoint penand easily wiped clean with alcohol to reuse again and again. Plus, itmakes a great reference when a full nutrition text is not required."Whether a student is in beginning courses, a graduate student is working in nurse practitioner programs, or a nurse is currently working in a multitude of clinical settings, this book has merit. The book relates information that is needed in everyday life within clinical environments. It is a very compact reference, with an easy design for use. More importantly, the fact that it is waterproof and reusable makes this book a worthwhile resource. I intend to recommend this book for my students." Joyce M. Miller, MSN, WHCNP (Texax Tech University Health Sciences Center)"A wealth of nutrition information is packed into this practical, pocket-sized resource tool." Canadian Nurse, Volume 101, No. 2, February 2005Eight sections cover: BASIC -- tips for safe food, vitamins andminerals by food groups, vitamin/mineral supplements, food label(sodium, fats, cholesterol, fiber), selected DRIs, RDAs, and AIs, cultural and religious eating patterns, English-Spanish assessmenttranslationASSESS -- body mass index, signs/symptoms of fluid volumeexcess/deficit (normals), signs of hypocalcemia (Chvostek and Trousseausigns), signs/symptoms of low and high sodium and potassium, reusableassessment formsDIETS -- specialized diets and recommendations forparticular health concerns, such as osteoporosis, renal disease, andweight managementINTERACTIONS -- cautions for unregulatedsupplements;interactions of food, drugs, nutriceuticals and supplements;oral anticoagulants, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, preparations fordiagnostic proceduresSYMPTOM MANAGEMENT -- dietary management for symptom controlIV/ENTERAL -- central IV solutions, peripheral IV solutions, calculatingIV solutions, oral supplemental feedings, tube feedings, meds and tubefeedings, refeeding syndromeMATH -- cubic centimeters of fluid inhousehold measures, kilocalories per gram of fat, CHO, protein, IBW, UBW, protein allowance, milligrams to milliequivalent, internationalunits, urine output in children, F to C degrees and vice versa, weightgain in pregnancyTOOLS -- admission screening, mini-nutritionalassessment, pick of pregnancy pyramid, PEACH survey (children), CAGE(alcoholism), D-E-N-T-A-L (screening tool for dental care), eatingbehavior scale (dementia), screen for client with terminal illness
language: English
title: Nutri Notes: Nutrition and Diet Therapy Pocket Guide
titlecomplete: Nutri Notes: Nutrition and Diet Therapy Pocket Guide
genres: Nutrition
ratings_count: 8
publisher: F.A. Davis Company