Student nurse nutrition and hydration : survival guide /
Field, Linda, 1956-
Student nurse nutrition and hydration : survival guide / Linda Field. - Harlow : Pearson Education, 2010. - 30 p. : col. ill. ; 10 cm.
Title from the cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Introduction Nutrition Nutritional requirements Nutritional needs Nutritional assessment Body Mass Index BMI measurements Waist circumference Factors affecting ability to eat Physical Pathological Other Factors influencing nutrition in hospital Problems with the food Problems with the systems of supplying the food Consequences of malnutrition Feeding patients Other methods of feeding When should nutritional support be considered? Complications of nutritional support Hydration Hydration requirements Regulation of body fluids Hormonal influences Anti-duiretic hormone Renin Aldosterone Kidneys Electrolytes Factors affecting hydration needs Age Gender and body size Lifestyle Environmental temperature Pathology Diet Exercise Stress Fluid imbalances Hypervolaemia Hypovolaemia Methods of administration of fluids Oral Intravenous Subcutaneous Associated problems with intravenous and subcutaneous infusions Recording fluid balance Accurate measurement of fluid intake Accurate measurement of fluid output Negative and positive fluid balance References
9780273728719 (spiral) 9780273728719
Nutrition--Handbooks, manuals, etc
Hydration--Handbooks, manuals, etc
Nursing--Handbooks, manuals, etc
Nursing
610.73 FIE
Student nurse nutrition and hydration : survival guide / Linda Field. - Harlow : Pearson Education, 2010. - 30 p. : col. ill. ; 10 cm.
Title from the cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Introduction Nutrition Nutritional requirements Nutritional needs Nutritional assessment Body Mass Index BMI measurements Waist circumference Factors affecting ability to eat Physical Pathological Other Factors influencing nutrition in hospital Problems with the food Problems with the systems of supplying the food Consequences of malnutrition Feeding patients Other methods of feeding When should nutritional support be considered? Complications of nutritional support Hydration Hydration requirements Regulation of body fluids Hormonal influences Anti-duiretic hormone Renin Aldosterone Kidneys Electrolytes Factors affecting hydration needs Age Gender and body size Lifestyle Environmental temperature Pathology Diet Exercise Stress Fluid imbalances Hypervolaemia Hypovolaemia Methods of administration of fluids Oral Intravenous Subcutaneous Associated problems with intravenous and subcutaneous infusions Recording fluid balance Accurate measurement of fluid intake Accurate measurement of fluid output Negative and positive fluid balance References
9780273728719 (spiral) 9780273728719
Nutrition--Handbooks, manuals, etc
Hydration--Handbooks, manuals, etc
Nursing--Handbooks, manuals, etc
Nursing
610.73 FIE