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Bringing Truth To The Table: An Evidence Review To Dispell Common Dietary Myths, Madison Pierce
Bringing Truth To The Table: An Evidence Review To Dispell Common Dietary Myths, Madison Pierce
Senior Theses
Background/Significance
Nurses are most directly involved with patient care and are in an excellent position to be patient educators. Patients are more likely to actively listen after establishing rapport, especially for loaded topics such as lifestyle choices. While nurses have general nutrition knowledge, they may lack current, scientifically-based information to help patients implement a healthy diet. Nurses can both educate and be an example of health habits that patients should emulate, and therefore need to be adequately informed about topics like dietary misconceptions.
Purpose
The purpose of this project is to provide current evidence-based information regarding dietary misconceptions to nurses …