Dudek's Nutrition Essentials for Nursing Practice
Edition:
10
ISBN/ISSN:
9781975241292
Publication Date:
October 31, 2026
2026-10-31
9781975241292
Nutrition in nursing education can be challenging to both teach and learn, as educators translate complex content into clinical applications ...
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Nutrition in nursing education can be challenging to both teach and learn, as educators translate complex content into clinical applications while students work to prioritize information and connect concepts to practice. Dudek’s Nutrition Essentials for Nursing Practice, 10th Edition,addresses these challenges with a streamlined, practice-focused approach that centers on what nurses truly need to know.
This concise nutrition text equips students with essential, evidence-based knowledge to support patient care across the lifespan and along the wellness–illness continuum. Purposefully reorganized to emphasize what matters most, the 10th edition’s streamlined approach prioritizes key concepts so students can quickly and confidently retain critical information. This approach makes it easier for students to succeed in increasingly demanding nursing curricula.
Dudek’s Nutrition Essentials for Nursing Practice is designed to bridge the gap between theory and practice by integrating real-world application throughout. Unfolding case studies, clinical prompts, and nursing process applications help students build clinical judgment and confidently apply nutrition principles in patient-centered care. By consistently reinforcing how nutrition fits into assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation, the text prepares students for real-world decision making in both classroom and clinical settings.
For faculty, this updated edition provides a flexible and easy-to-teach resource that supports a range of course formats, whether nutrition is taught as a standalone course or integrated across the curriculum.
Updated with current evidence-based guidelines and reorganized based on instructor feedback, Dudek’s Nutrition Essentials for Nursing Practiceoffers a clear solution to a common challenge in nursing education. It helps students move beyond memorization and develop the ability to apply nutrition knowledge confidently in real patient care.
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Edition10ISBN/ISSN9781975241292Product FormatPaperback BookTrim Size8 3/8 x 10 7/8Pages592Edition10Publication DateOctober 31, 2026
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- Mary Width
- Tonia Reinhard
- SUSAN G. DUDEK
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Unit 1 Nutrition Fundamentals
Chapter 1: Nutrition in Health
Chapter 2: Carbohydrates
Chapter 3: Protein
Chapter 4: Lipids
Chapter 5: Vitamins
Chapter 6: Water and Minerals
Unit 2 Nutrition in Health Promotion
Chapter 7: The Nurse in Community Health
Chapter 8: Energy Balance and Weight Management
Chapter 9: Healthy Eating for Healthy Babies
Chapter 10: Nutrition for Infants, Children, and Adolescents
Chapter 11: Nutrition for Older Adults
Unit 3 Nutrition in Clinical Practice
Chapter 12: Identifying Nutrition Risk
Chapter 13: Hospital Diets and Nutrition Support
Chapter 14: Nutrition and Critical Illness
Chapter 15: Nutrition and Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Disorders
Chapter 16: Nutrition and Disorders of the Lower Gastrointestinal Tract and Accessory Organs
Chapter 17: Nutrition and Diabetes Mellitus
Chapter 18: Nutrition and Cardiovascular Disorders
Chapter 19: Nutrition and Kidney Disease
Chapter 20: Nutrition and Cancer or HIV/AIDS
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- Unfolding Case Studies evolve throughout each chapter and conclude with guided solutions, helping students connect theory to real-world nursing care and strengthen clinical judgment.
- Key terms defined in the margins provide quick reference within the text, enabling students to reinforce key concepts and improve comprehension while reading.
- Nursing process tables model step-by-step clinical application, helping students confidently apply nutrition concepts in practice.
- How Do You Respond? prompts simulate real patient interactions, building students’ ability to think critically and respond in the moment.
- Check Your Understanding questions reinforce concepts as students learn, strengthening retention and critical thinking.
- Concise, streamlined content focuses on essential nutrition knowledge, allowing students to prioritize what matters most for nursing practice.
- Updated, evidence-based guidelines reflect the latest recommendations, ensuring students learn current standards of care.
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