Description
Elsevier Applied Nutrition including Dietetics & Applied Biochemistry For Nurses 4th Edition by Venkatraman and Dandekar
Key Features:
This book is written as per revised guidelines of Indian Nursing Council (INC). It not only provides complete information on all nutrients, but also provides sufficient coverage of applied aspects of Nutrition including Dietetics & Applied Biochemistry. It is useful for B.Sc. Nursing students, professional nurses in hospitals and community settings, practising dietitians, and nutrition lecturers.
Applicable to Semester II
• Downloadable Lecture slides for faculties
• Range of clear images included
New to This Edition:
• This book provides nutrition concepts in an easy and clear manner with appropriate diagrams and figures that are easy to understand.
• Significant content enhancement and re-organization to ensure completeness and renewed focus on application-based learning and on recent trends in Clinical Biochemistry.
• New chapters have been added on Nutritional Deficiency Disorders; and Food Safety as per the revised INC curriculum.
• Applied nutrition aspects aims the promotion of healthy eating and prevention of nutritional-related diseases.
• Nurses role in maintaining nutritional needs of patients added.
• Chapters on Carbohydrates and Energy; Balanced Diet; and Therapeutic Diet have been revised thoroughly.
• Coverage of eating a balanced diet for different age groups by quick calculation of nutrients.
• Set of four-colour pictures at the back of book is riveting that holds the attention of readers’ completely.
Contents:
PART A APPLIED NUTRITION AND DIETETICS FOR NURSES
1 Introduction
2 Carbohydrates and Energy
3 Proteins
4 Fat
5 Vitamins
6 Minerals
7 Balanced Diet
8 Water and Electrolyte Balance
9 Nutritional Deficiency Disorders
10 Therapeutic Diets
11 Cookery Rules and Preservation of Nutrients
12 Nutrition Assessment and Nutrition Education, National Nutritional Programmes and Role of Nurses
13 Food Safety
PART B APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY
14 Introduction to Biochemistry
15 Carbohydrates
16 Lipids
17 Proteins
18 Enzymes and Clinical Enzymology
19 Acid–Base Balance
20 Haemoglobin
21 Organ Function Tests
22 Immunochemistry
Appendix A Energy
Appendix B Water and Electrolyte Balance (Nutrition)
Appendix C Cell
Appendix D Cell Membrane: Structure, Composition and Functions
Appendix E Vitamins
Appendix F Mineral Metabolism
Appendix G Water and Electrolyte Balance (Biochemistry)
Color Figures
Index