Nutritional Foundations and Clinical Applications: A Nursing Approach

by Michele Grodner EdD, CHES, Sylvia Escott-Stump MA, RD, LDN, Suzanne Dorner MSN, RN, CCRN

Overview

Focusing on nutrition and nutritional therapy from the nurses’ perspective, Nutritional Foundations and Clinical Applications: A Nursing Approach, 7th Edition takes a wellness approach based on health promotion and primary prevention It offers guidelines with a human, personal touch, using first-hand accounts to show how nutrition principles apply to patients in real-world practice. This new edition incorporates the most current guidelines and information on key nutrition topics throughout as well as expanded coverage on the role of inflammation in common disease. A favorite of nursing students and instructors, this leading nutrition text promotes healthy diets and shows how nutrition may be used in treating and controlling diseases and disorders.

• Personal Perspective boxes offer first-hand accounts of interactions with patients and their families, demonstrating the personal touch for which this book is known.
• Applying Content Knowledge and Critical Thinking/Clinical Applications case studies help you learn to apply nutrition principles to real-world practice situations.
• Social Issue boxes emphasize ethical, social, and community concerns on local, national international levels to reveal the various influences on health and wellness.
• Teaching Tool boxes include strategies for providing nutrition counseling to patients.
• Health Debate boxes prepare you for encountering differing opinions or controversies about food, nutrition, and health concerns.
• Key terms and a glossary make it easy to learn key vocabulary and concepts.

• NEW! Completely updated content throughout incorporates the latest dietary guidelines and most current information on topics such as good vs. bad fats, nutrition during pregnancy, microbiota/probiotics/prebiotics, and more.
• NEW! Cultural Diversity and Nutrition sections in each chapter highlight health issues and eating patterns related to specific ethnic groups to help you approach, interview, and assess patients from diverse populations.
• NEW! Enhanced coverage of health literacy equips you with strategies for enhancing patient education for those with low literacy skills.
• NEW! Additional Nursing Approach boxes analyze realistic nutrition case studies from the perspective of the nursing process.
• NEW! Expanded coverage of inflammation highlights its pivotal role in conditions such as obesity, cancer, heart disease, and diabetes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323810241
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	01/13/2022
Edition description:	8th ed.
Pages:	464
Sales rank:	715,243
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.88(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

PART I: Wellness, Nutrition, and the Nursing Role

1.  Wellness Nutrition

2.  Personal and Community Nutrition 

PART II: Nutrients, Food, and Health

3.  Digestion, Absorption, and Metabolism

4.  Carbohydrates

5.  Fats

6.  Protein

7.  Vitamins

8.  Water and Minerals

PART III: Health Promotion Through Nutrition and Nursing Practice

9.  Energy, Weight and Fitness

10.  Nutrition Across the Life Span

PART IV: Overview of Medical Nutrition Therapy

11.  Nutrition Assessment and Patient Care

12.  Food-Related Issues

13.  Nutrition for Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract

14.  Nutrition for Disorders of the Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreas

15.  Nutrition for Diabetes Mellitus

16.  Nutrition in Metabolic Stress: Burns, Trauma, and Surgery

17.  Nutrition for Cardiopulmonary Disease

18.  Nutrition for Diseases of the Kidneys

19.  Nutrition for Neuro-Psychiatric Disorders

20.  Nutrition in Cancer and HIV-AIDS

Glossary

Index

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Comprehensive nutrition information from a unique nursing perspective

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Amy Hess Fischl, MS RDN LDN BC-ADM CDCES(University of Chicago Medical Center)
Description: I had the pleasure of reviewing the sixth edition of this book in 2015 and this new edition remains a favorite recommendation for nursing students. It is an easy-to-understand primer on nutrition and the nurse's role in disseminating nutrition advice. While I was able to log in to the website that accompanies the book over a month ago and briefly reviewed its contents, I have not been able to access it since. What I did review were the same features that were available in 2015 — virtual case studies, knowledge and application questions — perfect for gaining a better understanding of the material in the book.
Purpose: The purpose remains true to its previous editions — to concentrate on the nutrition skills applicable to nursing practice. While there are more options for nursing students, this one still has a wide range of practical information and tools that really show the need for teamwork in delivering nutrition information. Since this book is meant primarily for nursing students, the website has some excellent tools to enhance their knowledge.
Audience: Although the book is meant for nursing students, it is also an excellent resource for all nursing professionals.
Features: Like the previous edition, the book is formatted in four parts: wellness, nutrients, health promotion, and an overview of nutrition treatment, meant to allow users to selectively choose sections for nursing classes. Each chapter includes objectives, teaching tools, application, critical thinking, and knowledge sections, as well as useful websites. The chapters in this edition also cover cultural diversity of populations served, controversial health issues (health debates), personal perspectives, social issues, psychosocial strategies, and the nursing approach. All the chapters are colorful, using photographs, illustrations, textboxes, tables, and figures. The book is easy to read and use to locate key information quickly, making it useful not only to nursing students, but also to nursing professionals in practice.
Assessment: This updated edition on nutrition and the role of the nurse remains an excellent choice for nursing students and nursing professionals.

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"This is an excellent book for nursing students and nursing professionals who are looking for an up-to-date reference on nutrition and the role of the nurse."

-Amy Hess-Fischl, MS, RD, LDN, BC-ADM, CDE (University of Chicago Medical Center) Doody Score: 5 Stars

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