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Nutrition essentials for nursing practice /

Dudek, Susan G.

Nutrition essentials for nursing practice / Susan G. Dudek. - 5th ed., rev. reprint - Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006. - x, 741 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Unit one: Principles of nutrition -- Nutrition in nursing -- Carbohydrates -- Protein -- Lipids -- Vitamins -- Water and minerals -- Energy metabolism -- Unit two: Nutrition in health promotion -- Guidelines for healthy eating -- Consumer issues -- Cultural and religious influences on food and nutrition -- Healthy eating for healthy babies -- Nutrition for infants, children, and adolescents -- Nutrition for adults and older adults -- Unit three: Nutrition in clinical practice -- Obesity and eating disorders -- Feeding patients: hospital food and enteral and parenteral nutrition -- Critical illness and hypermetabolic conditions -- Nutrition for patients with gastrointestinal disorders -- Nutrition for patients with cardiovascular disorders -- Nutrition for patients with diabetes mellitus -- Nutrition for patients with renal disorders -- Nutrition for patients with cancer or HIV/AIDS.

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Diet therapy.
Nutrition.
Nursing.

RM216.D8627 2007

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