Nursing, Reference - Medicine, Health-Related Professions, Clinical Medicine
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Overview
The Seventh Edition of this nursing-focused nutrition text has been updated to reflect the latest evidence-based practice and nutrition recommendations. Written in a user-friendly style, the text emphasizes what the nurse really needs to know in practice. Maintaining its nursing process focus and emphasis on patient teaching, this edition includes features to help readers integrate nutrition into nursing care such as sample Nursing Process tables, Case Studies in every chapter, and new Interactive Case Studies online.The book contains both black-and-white and two-color illustrations.
Editorials
Reviewer:Amy Hess-Fischl, MS, RD, LDN, BC-ADM, CDE (University of Chicago Medical Center)
Description:This is the fifth edition of a book designed to give an overview of the major aspects of nutrition. It is separated into three units, covering the basic principles of nutrition, health promotion, and clinical practice. The fourth edition was published in 2006.
Purpose:The purpose is to teach basic nutrition knowledge to nursing students. However, it could be used as a refresher for all healthcare professionals. The updated edition is a needed resource for nursing students since nutrition guidelines change frequently.
Audience:Although written for nursing students, the book can be used by all healthcare professionals as an updated nutrition resource. The book is written by a registered dietitian.
Features:This edition includes recent updates to the dietary reference intakes (DRIs) , nutrition facts labels, and nutrition recommendations from the American Heart Association, National Cholesterol Education Program, and American Diabetes Association. The book has a nice blend of tables, visuals, text, and key terms, which are defined in the margins. Also of particular interest are the "Quick Bites" that appear throughout the chapters, which give helpful basic information for teachable moments with patients. Another useful section in each chapter, labeled, "How Do You Respond," provides practical advice for dealing with questions typically asked about nutrition. The diabetes section is a little outdated, using the nutrition recommendations and the exchange lists from 2003. However, the basic concepts arestill intact.
Assessment:This book is ideal for nursing students since it gives them a good basic overview of the important aspects of nutrition. It is excellent in providing simple, practical advice that can be used with patients. The update is a good replacement for the previous version.
3 Stars from Doody
Book Details
Published
June 24, 2013
Publisher
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Pages
664
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781451186123