Description
Written by Melissa Bernstein, PhD, RD, LD and Ann Luggen, PhD, GNP, two specialists in geriatric care, this book is highly recommended for anyone working in long term care, with Medicare patients or outpatient clinics. It is a very comprehensive and interesting book on the physiologic and nutritional changes that occur at varying rates with aging. The authors also covers disease processes and how nutritional changes can help control symptoms.
Course Objectives
OBJECTIVES for SELF-STUDY COURSE
Upon successful completion of this self-study course, the users will be able to:
1. Discuss the physiology of aging especially as it relates to the gut, digestion, absorption, usage of nutrients, and chronic diseases.
2. Better assess their older patients’ needs and determine appropriate nutrition therapy and health promotion interventions.
3. Identify more appropriate food and eating strategies for older adults.
Learning Codes
- (1000) Professional skills
- (1040) Cultural sensitivity
- (2000) Science of food and nutrition
- (2070) Macronutrients: carbohydrate, fat, protein, fiber, water
- (2080) Microbiology, food toxicology
- (2090) Micronutrients: vitamins, minerals
- (2100) Nutritional biochemistry
- (2110) Physiology, exercise physiology
- (3000) Nutrition assessment & Diagnosis
- (3005) Nutrition Diagnosis
- (3010) Assessment methodology
- (3020) Assessment of target groups, populations
- (3030) Anthropometrics, body composition
- (3040) Food consumption, fluid balance
- (3050) Feeding, swallowing, dentition
- (3060) Laboratory tests
- (3070) Pharmacological, drug/nutrient, herbal interaction
- (3080) Physical: blood pressure, pulse, bowel sounds
- (3090) Screening parameters, methodology, and surveillance
- (3100) Supplemental nutrients, botanicals
- (4000) Wellness and public health
- (4030) Dietary guidelines, DRIs, Food Guide Pyramid, food labeling
- (4040) Disease prevention
- (4050) Epidemiology
- (4060) Exercise, fitness, and sports nutrition
- (4070) Food security and hunger
- (4080) Government-funded Food & Nutrition Programs
- (4090) Health behaviors: smoking cessation, stress management
- (4190) Elderly nutrition
- (5000) Medical Nutrition Therapy
- (5010) Acute
- (5020) Ambulatory
- (5030) Home care
- (5040) Long-term, intermediate, assisted living
- (5050) Rehabilitation
- (5100) Elderly
- (5120) Autoimmune diseases, arthritis, lupus
- (5130) Bone diseases, osteoporosis
- (5150) Cancer
- (5160) Cardiovascular disease
- (5190) Diabetes mellitus
- (5210) Dysphagia
- (5230) Hematological disorders, anemia
- (5240) Hepatic disorders
- (5260) Hypertension
- (5300) Neurological: stroke, Alzheimer's, dementia, Parkinson's spinal cord injuries
- (5330) Pulmonary diseases
- (5340) Renal diseases
- (5460) Self-care management
- (8000) Food Service Systems and Culinary Arts
- (8015) Cultural/ethnic food and culinary practices
Recommended for...
- Registered Dietitians (RD)
- Dietetic Technicians Registered (DTR)
- Registered Nurses (RN)
Book Details
| Author | Melissa Bernstein, PhD, RD, LD and Ann Luggen, PhD, GNP |
|---|---|
| Year Published | 2009 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Publisher | Jones & Bartlett Publishers |
| ISBN | 978-0-7637-3624-8 |
| Format | Paperback |
| Page Count | 422 |
About the Author
Melissa Bernstein, PhD, RD, LD, is an assistant professor in the Nutrition Department at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. Dr. Bernstein has contributed to and authored numerous textbook chapters and peer–reviewed journal publications on the topics of nutrition for Older Adults.
Ann Luggen, PhD, GNP has been a professional nurse for 33 years and a gerontology specialist for 12 years. She has taught gerontology in the masters program at Northern Kentucky University, worked as a geriatric NP at Evercare, and has a small practice. She edited/authored the first gerontological certification nursing book and also published a book preparing nurse practitioners for gerontological certification.
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