Diet Therapy in Advanced Practice Nursing: Nutrition Prescriptions for Improved Patient Outcomes

Rarely does a nutrition manual make you sit up and start reading with interest...unless maybe if you're a RD.As I opened this book I thought, "Finally! A book dedicated to the Advanced Practice Nurse that is actually helpful." I don't mean to sound facetious-this is a phenomenally well written guide for those of us who have wanted desperately to improve our patients' health outcomes but didn't have the advanced tools necessary to practically include nutrition in the prescription.This book is comprehensive and is formatted for easy referencing when considering specific patient conditions. My only wish is that the target audience be expanded to include ALL health care providers because everyone in the industry could benefit from being able to work with our patients on improving their nutritional status and optimizing their health. And our own.

Simple to use and relevant in primary care. Easy to find tips and education for both practitioners and patients. Absolutely fabulous! A jewel in understanding the importance of the first line of therapy "Nutrition". This is a prescription for the 1st line therapy - nutritional prevention - at is best!

This nutrition book is comprehensive and contains a wealth of information that is current and yet, quite easy to understand. It translates the evidence based literature (documented at the end of each chapter) to engage, add to and promote the use of nutrition for the APN in clinical practice.It provides nutritional guidance from assessment to intervention, while incorporating the patient’s condition, cultural background and personal taste. It sees the patient through the lifespan stages, in-utero to older adults, from pregnancy to abnormal chronic conditions.As a student studying to become an advanced practice nurse in public health, I know I will be referring to this book as I counsel patients with diabetes, cardiac, gastrointestinal and cancer as an adjunct therapy to better health.The book also aids the practitioner with exemplars to use with patients (like portion size, activity level, and even food seasonings just to name a few) distilling this information for the layperson to encourage communication between providers and clients. It promotes the learning axis of see one, do one, show one in meal planning.I highly recommend this nutrition resource/guidance book to any nursing student, provider in both acute and primary care practice.

The title of this book is somewhat understated, but don't let it mislead you. It is dedicated to the nursing professionals and as such very useful, and much needed. As a registered dietitian nutritionist I found it to be a useful resource for every day practice, considering that no one can remember everything. Whether working in acute care,long term care or community settings, I am certain I can use this copy repeatedly as a reference as well as a launching place for a lesson plan for a class on specific disease topics. I plan to recommend it to dietetic students as well as interns and entry level RDN. The size is convenient to carry around daily whether in the pocket, folder or small carry-all or tablet carrier. I know mine will be well marked after only a few months.

I am the executive chef at a hospital, and I've got Type 1 diabetes so understanding healthy nutrition strategies is paramount in my personal and professional life. This book gives me the tools necessary to speak the language of nutrition fluently with my dietary colleagues as well as the patients and their families that I serve. I use it as a guide when menu planning to verify that I am meeting the requirements to contribute to improved patient outcomes from the kitchen. If I could give the authors any feedback, it would be to include some recipes in future editions!

If you are a nursing major, this textbook is for YOU! It's well-organized and easy-to-read (unlike so many other texts). You'll appreciate all the clinical perspectives and the way the authors definitely understand how much you need to know. And it's the perfect size (no more 40lb textbooks - yay!). 5 stars!

This is a great reference that is easy to use and includes many helpful tables and figures. The book is well organized and covers a variety of diseases including an excellent chapter on diabetes.