Principles of Nutrition Support Credits: 2

Catalog description

Clinical nutrition, a multidisciplinary field, has become an important practice area for the hospital pharmacist. Its growth has been the result of an awareness of the high incidence of malnutrition among hospitalized patients and its effects on morbidity and mortality. Nutrition support is an important therapy provided to patients in the acute care, homecare and long term care settings. This course will introduce the student to the fundamentals of nutrition support and prepare him/her for future involvement in this important practice area.