The ASPEN Adult Nutrition Support Core Curriculum

by Charles M. Mueller (Editor-In-Chief), Linda M. Lord (Section Editor), Mary Marian (Section Editor)

This book is an essential resource for all professionals involved in nutrition support for the adult patient. It provides in-depth knowledge of the core science (why) and core practical (how to) nutrition support principles for the adult patient, in alighment with the contemporary format of problem-based learning. To effectively engage the reader in this type of active learning, each chapter provides evidence-based, didactic background information that is supported by practical clinical scenarios. In addition, the Core Curriculum includes a number of organizational features that allow readers to rapidly retrieve information on their specific educational goals while maximizing their learning experience on core subject matter. Four information-packed sections: 1.Basics of nutrition and metabolism 2.Clinical foundations of nutrition support 3.Nutrition support of specific states 4.Management and professional issues Key features include: * 40 chapters with numerous figures and tables and extended index * Contibutions from leading experts in nutrition, medicine, surgery, nursing and ethics practice * New chapters on pre- and probiotics, dietary supplements and the older adult * Core background information supported by practical clinical scenarios * "Test Your Knowledge" questions and answers to help readers with their learning objectives The Core Curriculum combines, into one book, all the information necessary to practice nutrition support therapy. This is an essential book for those involved in nutrition support for the adult patient - from novice to experienced clinicians. The diverse backgrounds of the editors and authors, including research (scientist), clinical practice, education, and advocacy enhance the Core's usefulness in translating the science of nutrition support to its clinical application. "A must have resource for those individuals that have nutrition therapy as a component of their assigned responsibilities." Jay Mirta

845 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2012

Reviews

[Allison · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hard to follow the plot, no character development and the twist wasn’t surprising.

Jk it was useful for cnsc prep, wouldn’t recommend this beast for any other reason 😂

reviewed soley to get the pages towards my yearly reading goal since it took away so much of my reading time 🤣

[Shania Clark · Rating 5 out of 5]

If I passed the exam, 5/5 stars

[Darlene Acero · Rating 3 out of 5]

This monster took me 3 months to read (in a variety of places — it even made it to Cancun!) and I read every single chapter (30+) so you bet your bottom dollar I’m adding it to my Goodreads!!!!!

[Laura Pantera · Rating 5 out of 5]

Prepping for the CNSC exam 🤓

[Alyson Dobson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Counting this massive textbook as 8 books toward my reading goal for the year lol

[Madeline · Rating 4 out of 5]

enemies to lovers

[Heather Rose · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have to give myself credit for reading this 800+ page text book for work. It was DENSE but I also felt like the content was very repetitive and they could have done a better job editing it down. Happy to be done with this one!

[Adriana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Heck yeah I read this cover to cover for my CNSC exam. It resulted in a passing grade and I still refer to it regularly, so I think it deserves the title of Work Bible.

[Natalie Navestad · Rating 5 out of 5]

spent most of the year reading this so it’s going my goodreads obviously

[Angela Hamilton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great resource for the CNSC exam. Read every chapter. Be prepared for typos. It’s pieced together from several authors. Usually published every 5 years. Latest version did not come out on time…maybe due to covid. If you contact ASPEN nutrition, they will usually let you know if you need to purchase the current book or if the new one will be out in time for your studies. The authors often write in overly complicated terms. We get it, you’re intelligent. We are on a time crunch. We need this info in layman’s terms. We don’t have time to read and reread it 10 times to figure out what we just read. I keep this book long after my studies though because it’s a great resource for dietitians! Good luck becoming a certified nutrition support clinician!!!

[Christine · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book cover-to-cover while studying for the CNSC for 4 months (June thru September). It has practice scenarios and questions in each section and includes a great section on nutrition assessment and malnutrition (including 4 different types of malnutrition and real world examples of s/s for documentation). The information provided in this text is in-depth yet highly practical. This is the Core Curriculum for the CNSC exam, but every nutrition support dietitian should read this book and keep it as a clinical reference guide.

[Chen · Rating 3 out of 5]

McGill, NUTR 545

[Keri Phillips · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very thorough textbook and excellent to keep around for reference.