Isbn: 9781330090398 - a handbook of invalid cooking: for the use of nurses in training-schools, nurses in private practice and others who care the sick, containing ... food, and recipes for the making of various (4 risultati)

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This detailed guide for nurses was published in 1893 by the author at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. It serves as an instructional manual for nurses in preparing and serving food for the sick and convalescent. Though the science of food and nutrition was not as advanced as it is today, the author incorporates important information on food chemistry, nutrition, and bacteriology that was groundbreaking for the time. The book contains general remarks on chemistry, lessons on the properties of different classes of foods, articles on air, water, milk, digestion, and nutrition, followed by recipes, menus of liquid, light, and convalescent diets, and articles on serving, feeding of children, and district nursing. The authorâs expertise and dedication to patient care are evident in the attention to detail in the guide. This book is a valuable resource for nurses and anyone interested in the history of food and nutrition. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 338 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.77 inches. This item is printed on demand.