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Nutrition: A Handbook for Community Nurses

By: JUDY BUTTRISS SARA STANNER AMANDA WYNNE

This series of handbooks has been devised to help community nurses answer commonly asked questions. Many of the questions are asked by patients, others by colleagues. The books have been written by specialists, and although they are not intended as full clinical texts, they are fully referenced from current evidence to validate the content. The purpose of each handbook is to provide ‘facts at the fingertips’, so that trawling through textbooks is not needed. This is achieved through the question and answer format, with cross referencing between sections. Where further information may be required, the reader is referred to specific texts. Many patients want some control over their illnesses, and use the internet to access information. The useful address sections include website addresses to share with both patients and colleagues. It is hoped that these handy reference b