Nutrition and Diet Therapy

The seventh edition of this best-selling text provides a comprehensive introduction to nutrition and diet therapy for the health care worker. Revised to include new findings in the field of nutrition, this new edition stresses the importance of good nutrition through all stages of life and includes information on the special nutritional needs of pregnant and lactating women, AIDS patients, and those requiring weight control. In addition, the text includes a section on diet therapy for medical and surgical patients. Key terms, NCLEX style questions, and case studies implementing the nursing process help the user apply knowledge to real-life situations. Supplements Instructor's Manual 0-7668-0297-3 - 8 1/2 X 11, 90 pp. Computerized Testbank 0-7668-0298-1- 3.5 diskette

Carolyn E. Townsend, B.A., taught home economics and nutrition for many years in Minnesota. She has also taught at Washington Irving High School and Mabel Dean Bacon High School in New York City.

Ruth A. Roth, M.S., R.D., is a retired Dietician at Parkview Hospital and a retired faculty member at Purdue University in Fort Wayne, Indiana.