Nutrition Assessment - Softcover

Pamela Charney

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1606507516 ISBN 13: 9781606507513

Publisher: Momentum Press, 2016

Synopsis

Nutrition Assessment will address the techniques used in an in-depth evaluation of the data related to an individual's food and nutrient intake, lifestyle, and medical history. Emphasis will be placed on evidence-based components of nutrition assessment, including dietary intake, measurement of the human body (anthropometry) and biochemical assessment. The text will address the role of nutrition assessment as part of the Nutrition Care Process and will introduce readers to advancements in technology for measuring various inputs and outcomes related to effective nutrition assessment.

About this title

About the Author:

Pamela Charney, PhD, RD is a registered dietitian with over 20 years experience. She has a great deal of experience in all care settings, ranging from 30 bed critical access hospitals to 500 bed academic medical centers. She received her baccalaureate degree from the University of West Florida, completed a dietetic internship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and is a US Army veteran. She has master's degrees in nutritional sciences and clinical informatics and patient centered technology from the University of Washington and a PhD in health sciences from Rutgers University. Dr. Charney has a long record of professional service and was a charter member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetic's Nutrition Care Process and Dietetics Terminology Committees. She is also a sought-after speaker at local, national, and international levels and has written extensively on the nutrition care process, critical thinking in dietetics practice, nutrition assessment, and evaluation of quality of nutrition care.

About this edition

• Publisher: Momentum Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1606507516
• ISBN 13: 9781606507513
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 84