Other resources
Online learning
RCN Learning Zone clinical update on nutrition (for RCN members).
This clinical update offers seven short vignettes to illustrate how to comply with Council of Europe recommendations on nutrition. You can find it in the Clinical Skills section of the Learning Zone website.
European/international
Council of Europe
Council of Europe (2003) Food and nutritional care in hospitals how to prevent undernutrition: report and recommendations of the committee of experts on nutrition, food safety and consumer protection, Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing.
This key international publication outlines the standards that should be in place to ensure that hospital patients receive the nutritional care they require. Although not available online, RCN members may borrow it from RCN Library and Information Services: www.rcn.org.uk/library.
RCN members can check the RCN library catalogue.
European Commission
European Commission (2007) Physical activity and health: EU Platform for Action, Brussels: EU.
Details of a European Commission platform on diet, physical activity and health.
European Commission: nutrition
This website has links to a range of information about EU activities relating to nutrition.
EU funded projects on nutrition
D'Amario, R., de Frioidmont-Gortz, I. (2005) The fight against obesity: examples of EU projects in the field of nutrition and obesity, Brussels: EU (EUR 21718).
This brochure disseminates preliminary or final results of European Union research in the area of 'Nutrition and Obesity'.
eBooks (Available to RCN members)
These eBooks are available online to RCN members for reference use. Select the links below to see details of the book in the the RCN library catalogue, and then use the link to view the eBook. You will be asked to login to the RCN website. If you are an RCN member and would prefer to borrow a copy of the book, in person or by post, please contact RCN Library and Information Services. Further details are available at: www.rcn.org.uk/library.
Books
Select below to see details of books held in the RCN libraries on these subjects. RCN members may borrow in person or by post. Please contact RCN Library and Information Services: www.rcn.org.uk/library if you would like to borrow any of these books.
Some of these books are available to RCN members online in the RCN library catalogue section of this site. Below is a list of linked search terms which offer books listed under the subject heading. Select the link below to access the publications. You may be asked to login to the RCN website to access some books, which are available to RCN members.