Completely revised with new chapters and sections covering everything the health-care provider needs to know when working with the older adult either at home or in nursing and long-term care facilities.
Nutrition Care of the Older Adult, 2e
Nutrition Care of the Older Adult  

Nutrition Care of the Older Adult: A Handbook for Dietetics Professionals Working Throughout the Continuum of Care, 2nd edition


Consultant Dietitians in Health Care Facilities DPG; Kathleen Niedert, MBA, RD, FADA and Becky Dorner, RD

Completely revised, this important science-based reference covers everything the health-care provider needs to know when working with the older adult either at home or in nursing and long-term care facilities. Chapters cover factors affecting nutrition, nutrition and disease, nutritional assessment, dining challenges and regulatory compliance. This scientifically sound and practical resource for new and experienced nutrition profesionals includes new forms, resources, the food guide pyramid for older adults and an index of tables.

Table of Contents

Contributors, Editors and Reviewers
Foreword
Preface

Part I: Introduction to Nutrition in Older Adults
Chapter 1: Nutrition in Older Adults: An Overview
Chapter 2: Risk Factors Associated With Poor Nutritional Status
Chapter 3: Housing Options
Chapter 4: Community-Based Nutrition Services

Part II: Nutrition and Disease in Older Adults
Chapter 5: Cardiovascular Disease
Chapter 6: Diabetes
Chapter 7: Hepatic/Liver Disease
Chapter 8: Renal Disease
Chapter 9: Gastrointestinal Problems
Chapter 10: Nutritional Anemias
Chapter 11: Neurological Diseases
Chapter 12: Dementia
Chapter 13: Taste and Smell
Chapter 14: Oral Health
Chapter 15: Cancer

Part III: Nutrition Assessment
Chapter 16: Nutrition Assessment
Chapter 17: Laboratory Assessment
Chapter 18: Drug-Nutrient Interactions
Chapter 19: Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Chapter 20: Skin Integrity
Chapter 21: Hydration
Chapter 22: Involuntary Weight Loss

Part IV: Dining Challenges
Chapter 23: Rehabilitating the Eating-Disabled Client
Chapter 24: Enteral And Parenteral Nutrition Support
Chapter 25: Nutrition Care for Palliative Care Clients

Part V: Regulatory Compliance
Chapter 26: Litigation and Liability Issues
Chapter 27: Quality Management
Chapter 28: Federal Regulations

Appendixes
Appendix A: Subjective Global Assessment Summary
Appendix B: Mini Nutritional Assessment
Appendix C: Nutrition Risk Assessment

Index

#3320  Softbound
300 PP, 2005 
ISBN: 0-88091-332-0   

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