Nutrition And Biochemistry For Nurses (Paperback)

Nutrition and Biochemistry for Nurses has been designed to meet the requirements of B.Sc. Nursing students. The text has been written keeping in view the curriculum framed by the Nursing Council of India. Besides nursing students, it will also be useful to dental, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and pharmacy students. This well-moulded text ensures that the students will get not only proper details to equip themselves with sufficient information on the curriculum but also the end-of-chapter summaries and exam-oriented exercises that help them retain and revise the contents, and stay ahead in the competition.

Key Features
* Comprehensive and Exhaustive Coverage: Covers each and every topic in proper detail
* Simple Presentation: Text presented as short sentences, sometimes fragments, in the form of bulleted points
* Easy Language: Easy-to-read simple language used for ease of comprehension
* Rich Pedagogy: Numerous graphics, tables, diagrams and pictures provided wherever needed
* Applied Aspects: Applied aspects of topics, e.g. recommended dietary allowances (RDAs), cookery rules and preservation of nutrients, balanced diet and role of nurse in nutritional programmes, etc., in nutrition and various investigations in biochemistry provided in sufficient detail
* Chapter in a Nutshell: Short summary appended in the end of every chapter, to help the learner quickly revised the chapter's content
* Exam-Oriented Exercises: Potential questions provided to help students prepare themselves on the lines of the exam they are going to appear at; exercises contain different types of questions?short answer, long answer, multiple choice, fill in the blanks, etc.?as required by some universities
* Clinical Applications Boxes: A feature provided to help students comprehend the importance of biochemical information in diagnosis and treatment of clinical problems

About the Author
Sreemathy Venkatraman is currently visiting lecturer at Manipal College of Nursing, Bangalore. She is also a practising nutritionist and clinical dietician. She has specialized in food science and nutrition from California State University, Northridge, USA. She has written regular columns on nutrition in the Deccan Chronicle and the Deccan Herald and has done several television shows on nutrition and health. Having done a certification course under Project Hope, affiliated to Diabetes International, UK, she is also one of the major diabetes educators in India.

Sucheta P. Dandekar is currently Professor and Head, Department of Biochemistry, G.S. Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai. She is a distinguished teacher and research guide actively engaged in reproductive biochemistry. She has long been associated with Medical Education Technology Cell at Seth G.S. Medical College and is involved in developing effective methods of teaching on medical education. She has been an examiner at several universities.q