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An Advanced Practice Guide
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By
Patricia Worthington, RN, MSN, CNSN, Nutritional Support Clinical Specialist, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Description
This portable, practical reference is designed to fill the need for primary care and clinical nutrition information for nurse practitioners
within various specialty areas such as adult, family, pediatric, and acute care. It addresses the fundamentals of nutritional care including
nutritional assessment, identifying risk factors, determining nutrient requirements, and selecting appropriate intervention. Life cycle
nutrition, functional elements of nutrition support, pharmacologic considerations, trends in nutritional care, and nutritional considerations
in specific disease states are also covered.
Contents
Unit I – Fundamentals: Baseline Nutrition in Healthy States
1. Pregnancy and Lactation
2. Infants, Toddlers, and Preschool Children
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School-Age Children and Adolescents
4. Young, Middle-Age, and Older Adults
Unit II – Nutrition and Illness
5. The Role of Nutrition
in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
6. Nutritional Assessment and Planning in Clinical Care
Unit III – Oral Nutrition
7.
Assuring Safe and Adequate Oral Intake
8. Managing Symptoms that Affect Nutritional Intake during Illness
9. Therapeutic Diets
Unit
IV – Enteral Nutrition
10. Selecting Candidates and Delivery Methods for Enteral Nutrition
11. Equipment and Formulas for Enteral
Nutrition
12. Initiating and Managing Enteral Nutrition
Unit V – Parenteral Nutrition
13. Parenteral Nutrition: Indications
and Composition of Formulas
14. Administration and Management of Parenteral Nutrition
15. Venous Access Devices for Parenteral
Nutrition
Unit VI – Pharmacological Considerations
16. Drug-Nutrient Interactions
17. Pharmacological Issues Related to Enteral
and Parenteral Nutrition
18. Dietary Supplements, Functional Foods, and Ergogenic Aids
Unit VII – Nutritional Considerations in
Specific Disease States
19. Gastrointestinal Disorders
20. Nutritional Implications of Selected Medical Conditions
| Bibliographic details |
Paperback, 632 pages, publication date: SEP-2003
ISBN-13: 978-0-7216-6964-9
ISBN-10: 0-7216-6964-6
Imprint: SAUNDERS
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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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