This newly updated manual is great for sub-acute, transitional care, nursing facilities, or acute care. Includes guidelines for evidence-based practice, including the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and MyPlate, comprehensive information on each disease state/condition, and sample menus for all diets. Use this best-selling resource as an evidence-based reference to provide nutrition care, interpret diets, define physician diet orders, write menus, and meet federal regulations. Easy to use tools, charts, and guidelines. Approximately 500 pages.
Revisions to this 2019 edition include:
Updated all chapters to reflect current evidence-based guidelines and current standards of nutrition care.
Incorporated information from the:
International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI) - included all information that was available at the time of publication (future editions will include additional information as released by IDDSI)
2018 Scientific Report from the Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee
2017 Guideline for Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure in Adults published by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association
2018 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes (future editions will include updates on future releases)
Updated recent research on sodium intake, cardiovascular health, and heart failure (including guidelines from American Heart Associate and American College of Cardiologists)
Updated information on GI care including information on ostomies, FODMAPs, C-diff, etc.
Note: This manual is updated and re-released every 2-3 years to include the most recent evidence-based research and national and international guideline releases related to nutrition care.
