The Nurse's Guide to Diet Therapy

The nurse's role in diet therapy. Principles underlying diet therapy. Nutritional assessment. Nursing diagnosis in relation to diet therapy. Diet therapy for high level-wellness. Obesity. Vegetarianism. Nutritional implications of ethanol (alcohol) use. Nutrition for the hospitalized patient. Diet therapy in gastrointestinal disorders. Diet therapy in blood disorders. Diet therapy in cardiovascular disorders. Diet therapy in the perioperative period. Diet therapy in endocrine disorders. Diet therapy in renal disorders. Diet therapy in skin disorders. Diet therapy in respiratory disorders. Diet therapy in allergic disorders. Diet therapy in neurologic, neurosurgical and psychiatric disorders. Diet therapy in musculoskeletal disorders. Diet therapy in deficiency diseases. Diet therapy in inborn errors of metabolism. Diet therapy in cancer. Diet therapy in relation to religious and cultural customs. Dietary considerations throughout the life span. Enteral nutrition. Peripheral vein nutrition. Central vein nutrition. Dietary modifications in diagnostic tests. Diet-drug interrelationships. Appendixes. The nutritive value of foods. Index.