Nutrition essentials for nursing practice
By: Susan G. Dudek.
Edition: 6th ed.
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 598
ISBN-13: 9780781784542
Subjects: Diet therapy; Nutrition; Nursing; Diet Therapy -- Handbooks; Diet Therapy -- Nurses' Instruction; Nutritional Physiological Phenomena -- Handbooks; Nutritional Physiological Phenomena -- Nurses' Instruction
Genres: Handbooks; Nurses' Instruction
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Nutrition in nursing; title: Carbohydrates; title: Protein; title: Lipids; title: Vitamins; title: Water and minerals; title: Energy balance; title: Guidelines for healthy eating; title: Consumer issues; title: Cultural and religious influences on food and nutrition; title: Healthy eating for healthy babies; title: Nutrition for infants, children, and adolescents; title: Nutrition for older adults; title: Obesity and eating disorders; title: Feeding patients : oral diets and enteral and parenteral nutrition; title: Nutrition for patients with metabolic or respiratory stress; title: Nutrition for patients with upper gastrointestinal disorders; title: Nutrition for patients with disorders of the lower GI tract and accessory organs; title: Nutrition for patients with diabetes mellitus; title: Nutrition for patients with cardiovascular disorders; title: Nutrition for patients with kidney disorders; title: Nutrition for patients with cancer or HIV/AIDS.