Nutrition Support

Brenda O'Day (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

123 Seiten

2015
Momentum Press (Verlag)
978-1-60650-761-2 (ISBN)

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The study and practice of nutrition support has been evolving for centuries. The last 50 years has brought this practice in nutrition therapy to a very important place in medicine. As treatments have become more sophisticated in fighting disease and saving lives, the role nutrition support has become recognized as vital to patient care. The most current evidence based practice in the field is implemented to provide the best nutrition care to those in need. Selecting patients whom benefit from nutrition intervention is an important responsibility of the healthcare team, which includes identification of malnutrition. This area of practice demands an understanding of indications for the route of nutrition support, knowledge of access devices, and components of ordering and monitoring nutrition support regimes. Enteral nutrition has become the most utilized form of nutrition support, while parenteral nutrition remains a life sustaining measure for those with loss of gastrointestinal function. The variety of enteral formulas available is vast, and understanding indications and use is an ongoing challenge. Several ethical issues surrounding nutrition support, with end of life situations being a common dilemma. Application of evidence based practice in certain disease states and conditions demands literature review, collaboration, and implementation of identified best practices.

Brenda O'Day has been a Registered Dietitian since 1990 and currently designation of Advanced Practitioner at Sharp Healthcare for the past 15 years. She has several evidence based practice projects and posters, and was awarded an Abstract of Distinction during ASPEN's 2007 Nutrition Week. A defining moment in her career was when The California Dietetic Association awarded her Excellence in Clinical Nutrition Practice. Another important facet of her career is teaching the next generation of nutrition professionals. Brenda teaches practical aspects of nutrition therapy to students in the undergraduate program at San Diego State University. She has also mentored and lectured for several dietetic internship programs and has received an award for Outstanding Dietetic Preceptor from San Diego State University.

Erscheinungsdatum	24.01.2016
Reihe/Serie	Nutrition and Dietetic Practice Collection
Verlagsort	Highland Park
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Diätassistenz / Ernährungsberatung
ISBN-10	1-60650-761-3 / 1606507613
ISBN-13	978-1-60650-761-2 / 9781606507612
Zustand	Neuware