Description
Totally updated, this popular book features 21 chapters written by top experts in their fields. Considered the best pediatric reference from preconception through adolescence this book covers: preconception nutrition, normal pregnacy and neonatal care and assessment, developmental disabilities, food sensitivities, pulmonary, cardiac, burns, renal, and diabetes. Several chapters cover the pediatric population and its special needs when it comes to weight issues, sports nutrition, and nutrition support. All chapter authors were asked to assess research and comment on complementary therapies used by parents or practitioners with this population.
Course Objectives
OBJECTIVES for Self-Study Course
Upon successful completion of this self-study course, the users will be able to:
1. Discuss the nutrition guidelines associated with normal growth and development of a child from preconception through adolescence.
2. Identify the factors that negatively and positively affect a child's or family's ability to make healthy decisions, choose physical activities, and control weight.
3. Better determine appropriate medical nutrition therapy intervention for children with diseases, injuries, genetic disorders,and weight issues.
4. Provide resources to clients to aid their efforts in improving nutrition intake.
Learning Codes
- (1000) Professional skills
- (1040) Cultural sensitivity
- (2000) Science of food and nutrition
- (2010) Botanicals, phytochemicals
- (2050) Genetics
- (2060) Immunology
- (3000) Nutrition assessment & Diagnosis
- (3020) Assessment of target groups, populations
- (3090) Screening parameters, methodology, and surveillance
- (3100) Supplemental nutrients, botanicals
- (4000) Wellness and public health
- (4010) Community intervention, monitoring, and evaluation
- (4020) Community program development
- (4030) Dietary guidelines, DRIs, Food Guide Pyramid, food labeling
- (4040) Disease prevention
- (4050) Epidemiology
- (4060) Exercise, fitness, and sports nutrition
- (4080) Government-funded Food & Nutrition Programs
- (4110) Vegetarianism
- (4120) Life Cycle
- (4130) Pregnancy
- (4140) Lactation
- (4150) Infancy & Childhood
- (4160) Adolescence
- (5000) Medical Nutrition Therapy
- (5010) Acute
- (5060) Neonates
- (5070) Pediatrics
- (5080) Adolescents
- (5110) Allergies, sensitivities
- (5140) Burns
- (5150) Cancer
- (5160) Cardiovascular disease
- (5170) Critical care, trauma
- (5180) Developmental disorders
- (5190) Diabetes mellitus
- (5200) Disordered eating
- (5210) Dysphagia
- (5220) Gastrointestinal disorders
- (5230) Hematological disorders, anemia
- (5240) Hepatic disorders
- (5250) HIV/AIDS
- (5260) Hypertension
- (5270) Infectious diseases
- (5280) Nutrient deficiencies, Failure to thrive
- (5290) Metabolic disorders, Inborn errors
- (5310) Pregnancy complication
- (5330) Pulmonary diseases
- (5340) Renal diseases
- (5360) Transplantation
- (5370) Weight management, obesity
- (5380) Wound care
- (5390) Care planning, documentation, and evaluation
- (5400) Case management
- (5410) Client protocols, clinical guidelines
- (5420) Complimentary care, alternative therapies
- (5440) Enteral and parenteral nutrition support
- (5450) Feeding equipment, tube placement, adaptive utensils
- (5460) Self-care management
- (6000) Education, Training, and Counseling
- (6020) Counseling, therapy, and facilitation skills
- (6040) Education theories and techniques for children and adolescents
Recommended for...
- Registered Dietitians (RD)
- Dietetic Technicians Registered (DTR)
- Registered Nurses (RN)
Book Details
| Author | Patt Queen Samour, MMSC, RD and Kathy King, RD, LD, editors with over 35 contributing experts |
|---|---|
| Year Published | 2010 |
| Edition | 4th Edition |
| Publisher | Jones & Bartlett Learning |
| ISBN | 9780763784508 |
| Format | Paperback |
| Page Count | 560 |
About the Author
Patt Queen Samour, MMSC, RD is the Dietetic Internship Director for Beth Israel Deaconess hospitals in Boston. Kathy King, RD, LD, has been a private practitioner since 1972 and now is an author and publisher and owner of Helm Publishing in Lake Dallas, TX. There are over 35 contributing chapter author experts.
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