Nutrition in contemporary nursing practice
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Nutrition in contemporary nursing practice
（A Wiley medical publication）
Wiley, c1987
2nd ed
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Includes bibliographies and index
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Description
Emphasized in this book are practical considerations of nutritional care in the context of the nursing profession and nursing diagnosis. It includes coverage of nutrition at each phase of the life cycle written by specialists in their clinical fields, sections on nursing assessment and diagnosis, and important developments in the field: the impact of DRGs, peer evaluation in clinical practice, nursing diagnosis taxonomy, home TPN, and new drug/diet interactions. This new edition features six separate chapters on nutrients such as carbohydrates, vitamins and water and electrolytes. It provides review questions and case studies for each chapter.
Table of Contents
- PART I: THE THEORY OF HUMAN NUTRITION: THE SCIENCE OF NUTRITION
- Introduction to Nutrition
- Basic Nutritional Tools
- Carbohydrates
- Fats (Lipids)
- Proteins
- Vitamins
- Minerals
- Water and Electrolytes
- Nutritional Concerns in North America
- THE NUTRITIVE PROCESS: Ingestion
- Providing the Cell with Nutrients
- Metabolism: Production of Energy
- Metabolism: Growth and Maintenance
- Metabolism: Regulation and Excretion
- PART II: THE APPLICATION OF NUTRITION TO NURSING PRACTICE: THE NURSING PROCESS IN NUTRITIONAL CARE
- The Framework of Nutritional Assessment
- Nursing Diagnosis Based on Assessment of the Nutritive Process
- Nutrition During the Growing Years
- Nutritional Assessment and Care During the Adult Years
- Nutritional Care of the Patient
- Nutritional Support of Medical Intervention
- Evaluation of Nutritional Care
- DIETARY INTERVENTIONS FOR ALTERATIONS IN THE NUTRITIVE PROCESS: Interferences with Ingestion
- Alterations in Ingestion
- Alterations in Digestion and Absorption
- Alterations in Nutrient Transport
- Alterations in Metabolism
- Alterations in Excretion
- Appendixes
- Glossary
- Index.
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