Description
Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers Nutrition For General Nursing And Midwifery by Ruma Singh
My purpose of writing this book is “To make the subject of nutrition reach masses.” The entire book is divided into seven units which are as follows:
• The First Unit gives a little introduction to the subject regarding food and nutrition, relation of nutrition to health, food habits of people and also changing concepts in the subject from time to time.
• The Second Unit takes you to the journey towards classification of foods on the basis of different parameters which gives you a better understanding of the subject.
• The Third Unit describes the dietary requirements of a person, how to plan balanced diet, how to budget your food and also allergies and intolerance of food intake.
• Unit Four explains the cookery rules, preservation and storage of food items in order to maintain its quality and standards. Fifth Unit takes you close to all therapeutic diets/diet plans in different diseases and also gives you some sample diet plans on the platter.
• Sixth Unit is about community nutrition, introduction to some national/international food agencies, very important and additional information and also some common nutritional problems in India.
• The last and the Seventh Unit is poised to give you the knowledge of preparation and principles of diet, personal hygiene and some common hospital diets.
Key Features:
The whole syllabus compiled with compact and comprehensive approach to this subject.
Complete knowledge of Food Science and Nutrition has been provided.
Covers the undergraduate syllabus set by Indian Nursing Council (INC).
Nutritional problems in India have been covered supported by relevant tables and figures.
Study questions at the end of the each chapter to help the students prepare for the examination.
Target Audience:
Nursing Students (GNM)