Now, more than ever, it is crucial that nurses know how to interpret the science of nutrition and its role in health maintenance and disease. Nutrition and Diet Therapy for Nurses helps the reader sift through the evolving field of nutrition, with information coming from the media, marketing promotions, the neighbor’s advice, and internet information. This textbook encompasses all aspects of nutrition, from the foundation of nutrition principles to the medical nutrition therapy, and presents a solid, evidence-based approach to nutrition.

Features

• Evidence-based Practice Boxes outline a current nutrition care question, review the available medical evidence on the topic and present a take-away message for the nurse to incorporate into practice. Critical Thinking Questions accompany each Evidence-based Practice Box to present a scenario for application of the evidence. 
• Nursing Care Plans are included in each chapter to illustrate the nursing process. The case study pulls together key concepts from the chapter and allows the student to follow how the assessment, nursing diagnoses, nursing interventions, and evaluations would be formulated by the nurse.
• Nursing Process Figures accompany each Nursing Care Plan to present a visual diagram of the nursing process used in the construction of the case study. This feature helps the visual learner picture the nursing process in addition to learning it through reading the case study.
• Critical Thinking Exercises accompany each Evidence-based Practice Box and Nursing Care Plan to allow the student to apply the concepts used in those features to actual practice and stimulate further learning. All Critical Thinking Exercises have answers available at the back of the book. 
• Cultural Considerations integrate issues of cultural diversity and culturally competent care into each chapter. It is crucial that nurses realize the contribution that cultural beliefs and practices have on nutritional health. 
• Lifespan Boxes discuss the unique nutritional needs of specific age or life cycle groups in all chapters except those already specific to the life cycle. This feature is especially important in the section on Clinical Nutrition and Diet Therapy because of the influence of diseases and medical conditions on nutritional health in pediatrics, pregnancy and lactation, and the older adult.
• Practice Pearls call attention to quick ways that the nurse can apply a nutrition concept directly to patient care.
• Hot Topics provide the nurse with an overview of trendy nutrition topics and present the latest research.  Conclusions are explained that can be used to formulate nursing interventions or serve as a basis for further research.
• Client Education Checklists are quick reviews of the major patient teaching points presented in the chapter and serve as a guide to implementing patient education. It is meant as a stand alone tool for patient education. The checklist is presented in steps outlining the intervention with specific examples given. The nurse can use the checklist to structure a teaching session and refer to it during while teaching to make sure that all concepts are covered. 
• NCLEX style Questions are included with each chapter and allow the student to become practiced with this style of testing. The correct answers, rationale, cognition level, nursing process step, and category of client need are outlined for each question. This additional information is found at the back of the book.
• MyNursingKit provides interactive activities, case studies, NCLEX-style questions, and media links to web sites that offer credible nutrition information to further learning on the topic. Many of the sites also feature patient education materials and other teaching tools.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1: Nursing and Nutrition Care

Section I: Principles of Nutrition

Chapter 2: Carbohydrates

               Definition

               Function in the body

               Nutrition recommendations

               Food sources

               Overnutrition and undernutrition/wellness concerns

               Nursing practice applications

               Summary

*Chapter 3: Protein

               Definition

               Function in the body

               Nutrition recommendations

               Food sources

               Overnutrition and undernutrition/wellness concerns

               Nursing practice applications

               Summary

*Chapter 4: Fats

               Definition

               Function in the body

               Nutrition recommendations

               Food sources

               Overnutrition and undernutrition/wellness concerns

               Nursing practice applications

               Summary

Chapter 5: Vitamins

               Definition

               Function in the body

               Nutrition recommendations

               Food sources

               Overnutrition and undernutrition/wellness concerns

               Nursing practice applications

               Summary

Chapter 6: Minerals

               Definition

               Function in the body

               Nutrition recommendations

               Food sources

               Overnutrition and undernutrition/wellness concerns

               Nursing practice applications

               Summary

Chapter 7: Fluid (including alcohol and caffeine)

               Definition

               Function in the body

               Nutrition recommendations

               Food sources

               Overnutrition and undernutrition/wellness concerns

               Nursing practice applications

               Summary

Chapter 8: Energy Balance

               Definition

               Function in the body

               Nutrition recommendations

               Food sources

               Overnutrition and undernutrition/wellness concerns

               Nursing practice applications

               Summary

Section II: Community Nutrition and Health Promotion

Chapter 9: Nutrition Recommendations and Standards

                  Nutrition recommendations–DRIs, RDAs

                  Health promotion nutrition standards (updated Food Guide Pyramid, 5-a-day fruits and vegetables, etc.)

                  Food and supplement labeling–regulations, terms, claims

Chapter 10: Community Nutrition

                  Nutrition and health promotion (including disease prevention, health disparities, nursing applications)

                  Food safety (including food handling, environmental risks, food allergies)

                  Cultural aspects of nutrition care (including the effect of culture on food

                  practices and beliefs, effects of acculturation on nutrition, nursing practice

                  implications)

Chapter 11: Nutrition and Exercise (including nutrition recommendations for athletes, sports supplements, nursing applications)

Section III: Nutrition in the Life Cycle

Chapter 12: Nutrition Assessment

                  General nutritional needs

                  Special concerns

                  Nursing applications

                  Nutrition assessment and the nursing process

                  Nutrition assessment components

                  Nutrition assessment tools

Chapter 13: Pregnant/Lactating Female

                  General nutritional needs

                  Special concerns

                  Nursing applications

Chapter 14: Infant/Child/Adolescent

                  General nutritional needs

                  Special concerns

                  Nursing applications

Chapter 15: Adult and Older Adult

                  General nutritional needs

                  Special concerns

                  Nursing applications

Section IV: Clinical Nutrition and Diet Therapy

Chapter 16: Nutrition Care and Support

                  Nutrition delivery

                  Basic diets/diet progression

                  Nutrition support

                  Nursing applications

Chapter 17: Weight Management

                  Overweight and obesity

                  Disordered eating

                  Diet treatment/guidelines

                  Nursing applications

Chapter 18: Cardiovascular Disorders

                  Diet treatment/guidelines

                  Nursing applications

Chapter 19: Diabetes Mellitus

                  Diet treatment/guidelines

                  Nursing applications

Chapter 20: Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract, Liver, and Pancreas

                  Diet treatment/guidelines

                  Nursing applications

*Chapter 21: Renal Disease

                  Diet treatment/guidelines

                  Nursing applications

Chapter 22: Metabolic Stress (including stress response, surgery, burns, trauma, obstructive lung disease)

                  Diet treatment/guidelines

                  Nursing applications

Chapter 23: Cancer and HIV/AIDS

                  Diet treatment/guidelines

                  Nursing applications

Chapter 24: Food, Nutrient, and Drug Interactions

                  Diet treatment/guidelines

                  Nursing applications

Chapter 25: Nutrition in Complementary Care and Alternative Medicine

                  Diet treatment/guidelines

                  Nursing applications

Section V. Appendixes

            Infant and Child Growth Charts

            Body Mass Index table

            DRIs for Nutrients

            Food, Nutrient, and Drug Interactions

References

Index