Nutritional Foundations and Clinical Applications
A Nursing Approach
by Michele Grodner, Sylvia Escott-Stump, Suzanne Dorner
7th Edition
Publisher: Mosby
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9780323544900 |
| eText ISBN | 9780323544887 |
| Publisher | Mosby |
| Publishing Year | 2019 |
| Edition | 7th Edition |
| Language | English |
Nutritional Foundations and Clinical Applications: A Nursing Approach, 7th Edition, explores nutrition and nutritional therapy from the perspective of nursing practice. The textbook uses a wellness framework centered on health promotion and primary prevention.
Coverage links core nutritional science with clinical applications. It addresses nutrient metabolism, energy balance, and life-span needs, while detailing medical nutrition therapy for conditions such as diabetes mellitus, cardiopulmonary disease, and gastrointestinal disorders.
Designed for nursing education, the volume incorporates realistic case studies and first-hand accounts in Personal Perspective boxes to show how dietary concepts apply during patient and family care.
Table of Contents
PART I: Wellness, Nutrition, and the Nursing Role
Chapter 1: Wellness Nutrition
Chapter 2: Personal and Community Nutrition
PART II: Nutrients, Food, and Health
Chapter 3: Digestion, Absorption, and Metabolism
Chapter 4: Carbohydrates
Chapter 5: Fats
Chapter 6: Protein
Chapter 7: Vitamins
Chapter 8: Water and Minerals
PART III: Health Promotion Through Nutrition and Nursing Practice
Chapter 9: Energy, Weight and Fitness
Chapter 10: Nutrition Across the Life Span
PART IV: Overview of Medical Nutrition Therapy
Chapter 11: Nutrition Assessment and Patient Care
Chapter 12: Food-Related Issues
Chapter 13: Nutrition for Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract
Chapter 14: Nutrition for Disorders of the Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreas
Chapter 15: Nutrition for Diabetes Mellitus
Chapter 16: Nutrition in Metabolic Stress: Burns, Trauma, and Surgery
Chapter 17: Nutrition for Cardiopulmonary Disease
Chapter 18: Nutrition for Diseases of the Kidneys
Chapter 19: Nutrition for Neuro-Psychiatric Disorders
Chapter 20: Nutrition in Cancer and HIV-AIDS
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