Diet Therapy in Advanced Practice Nursing Nutrition Prescriptions for Improved Patient Outcomes

The first book to cover medical nutrition therapy as it pertains to advanced practice nursing Medical Nutrition Therapy for the Advanced Practice Nurseis a concise compilation of best nutrition practices for specific disease states. Each chapter is written by an author who is a registered dietician educatior and recognized as a national expert on a particular disease or illness. Features Organized by disease states Focuses on nutrition-related prevention and therapeutic strategies for disease states Valuable to both students and licensed practitiioners

Chapter 1: Introduction to Nutrition ScienceChapter 2: Counseling: Nutrition Status and RiskAssessmentChapter 3: Weight ManagementChapter 4: Musculoskeletal System DiseasesChapter 5: Nutrition Support: Tube Feeding andTotal Parenteral NutritionChapter 6: Cardiovascular DiseasesChapter 7: Celiac Disease and Diseases of theGastrointestinal TractChapter 8: DiabetesChapter 9: Metaboloic Stress: Burns & Surgery,Cancer & HIV/AIDSChapter 10: Pregnancy and BreastfeedingChapter 11:Renal and Hepatobiliary DiseasesChapter 12: Alternative and ComplementaryNutrition Therapies