Enhances knowledge and skills to promote better health outcomes and prevention of diseases.
Designed to suit the Indian Nursing Council requirements for both
B.Sc Nursing and Post-basic B.Sc nursing programs.
Covers applied nutrition and dietetics syllabus for B.Sc Nursing and Nutrition and Dietetics
syllabus for Post-basic B.Sc Nursing prescribed by INC 2021.
Revised RDA (2020) is included in all required chapters.
Revised RDA tables given for nutrient intake will be useful for nurses and dieticians in
planning a balanced diet.
Colored illustrations are used for better understanding.
Adequate tables, figures, and diagrams are included which will help to understand
the concept better.
Detailed description of nutrition and food requirements for
different age groups is provided.
Sample menu given for all age groups will emphasize
the adoption of a healthy diet.
Healthy recipes suitable for different age groups are
given for practical reference.
Therapeutic diets help to develop skills essential for nursing professionals for
proper patient care.
Chapter-end questions and Question bank provided will help students in self-evaluation
of their knowledge.
The nutritional value of common foods is given for reference.
Glossary has been included.
Inclusion of dietary guidelines about nutrition during Covid.
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Specifications
Book Details
Publication Year
2022
Number of Pages
396
Contributors
Author Info
Dr. Divya Choudhary is a doctorate in Home Science. During her 20 years of
teaching experience, she has handled nutrition classes for Nursing, Optometry,
and Nutrition courses. She was a professor in nutrition at Kasturba Gandhi
Nursing College and Vinayaka Mission College of Paramedical Sciences.
She was a visiting professor in nutrition at A.G. Padmavathi College of
Nursing, RAAK Nursing College, and Sabri Nursing College. She also has
experience as a dietician. She was Counselor at Indira Gandhi National
Open University. She has attended and presented papers at national and
international conferences, and national workshops. She has done research
on Adolescent Nutritional and Reproductive Health, Safe Motherhood, and
Geriatric Nutrition. She has published articles in the Pondicherry Journal
of Nursing. She is a member of the Indian Association for Social Sciences
and Health (IASSH).
School Books Details
Board
INC
Subject
Nursing
Additional Features
Other Features
Applied Nutrition and Dietetics for Nurses, Fourth Edition is based on the
latest syllabus of applied nutrition and dietetics framed by the Indian Nursing
Council in 2021. Revised Recommended Dietary Allowances released by ICMR in 2020
have been included in this edition. Efforts have been made to make this edition
an improvised version of the previous edition.All chapters are framed according
to the latest syllabus of nutrition and dietetics framed by the Indian Nursing
Council and some additions lave been made as per the need of the students and
the feedback received from experts. Each chapter has questions at the end for
students' self-assessment.The language of the book is kept very simple for better
understanding. Required illustrations are given to make this book reader-friendly.
I feel there is always a scope for improvement, so I welcome suggestions from the
users of the book to make this book more useful.
Divya Choudhary