Dietetics for Nurses

"Dietetics for Nurses" by Fairfax T. Proudfit is a guide for nurses focused on the science of nutrition from the early 1900s. It teaches nurses how to use diet to help patients stay healthy and recover from sicknesses. The publication stresses that knowing about food is key in healthcare, especially as doctors and nurses increasingly try to prevent illnesses instead of just treating them. It starts with the basics, explaining how food affects the body and why nurses need to understand what good nutrition looks like so them can help patients who are not well. The text sets the stage for learning about different foods, what they are made of, and how they help keep people healthy, linking what people eat to how their bodies work and how nurses can best do their jobs.