Foundations and clinical applications of nutrition : a nursing approach / Michele Grodner, Sara Long, Sandra DeYoung.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Promotion: Adulthood:- Role in wellness--Aging and Nutrition--Stages of adulthood--Adult Health promotion--Overcoming barriers--Toward a positive nutrition lifestyle: Rationalizing--Summary--PART IV: Overview of Medical Nutrition Therapy: 14. Nutrition in patient care:- Role in wellness --Nutrition and illness--Nutrition intervention--Medical nutrition therapy--Summary--15. Nutrition and Metabolic Stress:- Role in wellness--Immune system--The stress Response--Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome--Surgery--Burns (thermal injury)--Summary--16. Interactions: Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Dietary Supplements, and Medications:- Role in Wellness--Complementary and Alternative medicine--Dietary supplements--Medications--Summary--Nutrition for Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract:- Role in wellness--Dysphagia--Gastroesophageal Reflux disease, Hiatal Hernia, and Esophagitis--Peptic ulcer disease--Dumping syndrome--Celiac disease (gluton-sensitive enteropathy)--Lactose Intolerance--Inflammatory Bowel Disease--Ileostomies and Colostomies--Short bowel syndrome--Diverticular diseases--Intestinal Gas and Flatulence--Constipation--Diarrhea--Summary--18. Nutrition for disorders of the Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreas:- Role in wellness--Liver disorders--Gallbladder Disorders--Pancreatitis--Cystic Fibrosis--Summary--19. Nutrition for Diabetes Mellitus:- Role in wellness--Diabetes Mellitus--Medical nutrition Therapy--Special considerations--Summary--20. Nutrition for Cardiovascular Diseases:- Role in wellness--Coronary Artery Disease--Hypertension--Myocardial Infarcation--Cardiac Failure--Life Span Implications--Overcoming Barriers--Summary--21.Nutrition for Diseases of the Kidneys:- Role in Wellness--Kidney function--Nephrotic Syndrome--Acute Renal Failure--Chronic Renal Failure--Hemodialysis--Peritoneal Dialysis--Renal Transplantation--Renal Calculi--Summary--22. Nutrition in Cancer, AIDS, and Other Special Problems:- Role in Wellness--Cancer--Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)--Other Special Problems--Summary.

PART 1: Wellness, Nutrition, and the Nursing Role:- 1. Wellness nutrition: Role in wellness--Definition of health--Health Promotion--Definition of wellness--Disease prevention through nutrition--Overview of nutrients within the body--Food, energy and nutrients--Dietary standards, Adequate eating patterns--Nutritional assessment--Toward a positive nutrition lifestyle: Self-Efficacy--Summary--2. Personal and Community Nutrition:- Role in wellness--Personal nutrition--Community nutrition--Food guides--Consumer food decision-making--Consumer information and wellness--Food safety--Toward a positive nutrition lifestyle: Locus on control--Summary--PART II: 3. Digestion, Absorption, and metabolism:- Role in wellness--Digestion--Absorption--Metabolism--Overcoming barriers--Towards a positive nutrition lifestyle: Contracting--Summary--4. Carbohydrates:- Role in wellness--Food sources--Carbohydrate as a nutrient within the body--Simple carbohydrates--Comples carbohydrates: Polysaccharides--Overcoming barriers--Towards a positive nutrition lifestyle: Tailoring --Summary--5. Fats:- Role in wellness--Functions--Structure and sources of Lipids--Fats as a nutrient within the body--Fat intake and issues--Overcoming barriers---Towards a positive nutrition lifestyle: Gradual Reduction--Summary--6. Protein:- Role in wellness--Structure o protein--Protein as a nutrient within the body--Functions--Food sources--Vegetarianism--Dietary patterns of protein--Overcoming barriers--Towards a positive nutrition lifestyle: Chaining--Summary--7. Vitamins:- Role in wellness--Vitamin categories--Food sources--Water-soluble vitamins--Fat-Soluble vitamins--Overcoming barriers--Towards a positive nutrition lifestyle: social support--Summary--8. Water and minerals:- Role in wellness--Water--Minerals--Major minerals--Electrolytes: ~Sodium, Potassium, and chloride--Trace minerals--Other trace minerals--Overcoming barriers--Towards a positive nutrition lifestyle: Projecting--Summary--PART III: Health Promotion Through Nutrition and Nursing Practice:- 9. Energy Supply and Fitness: Role in Wellness--Energy--Energy balance--Fitness--Food and Athletic Performance--Overcoming barriers--Toward a positive nutrition lifestyle: Modeling--Summary--10.Management of Body Composition:- Role in wellness--Body composition, Body Image, and Culture--Management of body fat composition--Healthy body fat--Regulation of body fat level--Developing a personal approach--Overcoming barriers--Toward a positive nutrition lifestyle: Explanatory style--Summary--11. Life Span Health Promotion: Pregnancy, Lactation, and Infancy:- Role in wellness--Nutrition during Pregnancy--Nutrition during Lactation--Nutrition during Infancy--Toward a Positive Nutrition Lifestyle: Reframing--Summary--12. Life Span Health Promotion: Childhood and Adolescence:- Role in wellness--Life Span Health Promotion--Overcoming barriers--Toward a Positive Nutrition Lifestyle: Psychosocial Development--Summary-- 13. Life Span Health