This book provides a comprehensive look at all aspects of nutrition from roles and responsibilities to caring for a patient with specific nutritional needs. It is aimed primarily at nurses and addresses some of the issues they will encounter when caring for patients nutritional needs in a hospital setting. It also highlights the benefits of a hospital based Nutrition Team providing a multidisciplinary approach to nutrition. It includes a number of case studies to clarify some of the issues discussed and concludes by examining issues that need to be considered before discharging a patient home from hospital into the community.
Edited by:
Carolyn Best (Nutrition & Dietetic Dept) Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 231mm,
Width: 153mm,
Spine: 16mm
Weight: 425g ISBN:9780470061312 ISBN 10: 0470061316 Series:Wiley Series in Nursing Pages: 288 Publication Date:24 October 2008 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Carolyn Best is a Nutrition Nurse Specialist at Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester, UK.