The Nurse Practitioner's Guide to Nutrition is a comprehensive clinical resource for nurse practitioners working in a variety of clinical care settings. Emphasizing practical nutrition information, this accessible guide provides guidance on incorporating nutrition history questions and counselling techniques into routine care across all clinical settings.

The book begins by discussing fundamental concepts in nutrition assessment, giving readers a solid framework from which to approach subsequent chapters. Section Two focuses on nutrition from a lifespan perspective, organizing information by the issues most pertinent to patients at different stages of life. Section Three presents nutrition counselling across clinical care settings ranging from cardiology, endocrinology, oncology, and gastroenterology to caring for the obese patient.

Each chapter includes essential information distilled in quick-access tabular format and clinical scenarios that apply key concepts discussed to real-world examples. Ideal for both in-training and qualified advanced practice nurses, The Nurse Practitioner's Guide to Nutrition is an essential tool for assessing, managing, and treating nutrition-related conditions, as well as promoting nutritional health for all patients.

This activity has been approved for 35 nursing continuing education contact hours through the Temple University College of Health Professions and Social Work Department of Nursing Provider Unit, an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, itself an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

For e-book users: CNE materials are available for download after purchase.

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Yes, you can access The Nurse Practitioner's Guide to Nutrition by Lisa Hark, Kathleen Ashton, Darwin Deen, Lisa Hark, Kathleen Ashton, Darwin Deen in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Nursing. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Year

2012

ISBN

9781118374542

Edition

Topic

Medicine

Subtopic

Nursing

Cover
For e-book customers
Title page
Copyright page
About the Editors
Contributors
Section 1: Section 1 Introduction to Nutrition Concepts
Section 2: Nutrition During the Lifespan
Section 3: Nutrition in the Clinical Setting
Appendices
Review Questions
Review Answers
Index
ENROLLMENT FORM/ANSWER SHEET
Continuing Education Activity Evaluation Form