WHAT TYPE OF INTERVENTIONS IMPROVE ADHERENCE TO RECOMMENDATIONS ON NUTRITIONAL INTAKE?NR449 Evidence Based Practice NR449 Skills Guidelines.docx Revised 01/12/18 CSS Skills Module Guidelines PURPOSE To encourage critical thinking, problem solving, and collaboration through the use of a Evidence Based Practice studies. COURSE OUTCOMES This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes.
1. Examine the sources of knowledge that contribute to professional nursing practice. 2. Apply research principles to the interpretation of the content of published research studies. 3. Identify ethical issues common to research involving human subjects. 4. Evaluate published nursing research for credibility and clinical significance related to evidence-based practice. 5. Recognize the role of research findings in evidence-based practice. DUE DATE Refer to Course Calendar for details. The Late Assignment Policy applies to this assignment. TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE -150 Points REQUIREMENTS o Computer with internet access o Access to ATI o Recommend using Firefox browser and clearing your cookies and cache if you are accessing ATI on a laptop or desktop computer PREPARING THE ASSIGNMENT View and read any relevant resource material that could help you better understand the concept or solve the problem(s) given. You can review the module but this is not a priority for this assignment. Log into ATI and select the Learn tab. Click on Skills Modules and title Nutrition Feeding and Eating. Click on the lesson tab and then open the Evidence Based Research tab at the top of the page. Your instructor will provide guidance on the best way to submit this assignment. NR449 Skills Guidelines.docx Revised 01/19/18 CSS 2 DIRECTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT CRITERIA There are five main topics and the accompanying studies identified under the Evidence Based Practice tab. They are as follows: 1. Evaluating Nutritional Status a. Formative evaluation of the feedback component of Childrens and Adolescents Nutrition Assessment and Advice on the Web (CANAA-W) among parents of schoolchildren b. Validation of the Diet Quality Index for adolescents by comparison with biomarkers, nutrient and food intakes: the HELENA study 2. Identifying those at risk for malnutrition a. Beyond malnutrition screening: Appropriate methods to guide nutrition care for aged care residents b. Population-specific short-form mini nutritional assessment with body mass index or calf circumference can predict risk of malnutrition in community-living or institutionalized elderly people in Taiwan c. Comparison of the prevalence of malnutrition diagnosis in head and neck, gastrointestinal and lung cancer patients by three classification methods 3. Malnutrition associated with specific health conditions a. Malnutrition in a sample of community-dwelling people with Parkinsons disease b. Nutritional risk index as a predictor of postoperative wound complications after gastrectomy c. Risk of malnutrition is associated with mental health symptoms in community living elderly men and women: The Tromso Study 4. Outcomes associated with nutritional status a. Role of nutritional status in predicting quality of life outcomes in cancer a systematic review of the literature b. Nutritional support for liver disease 5. Interventions to improve nutritional status a. Interventions to enhance adherence to dietary advice for preventing and managing chronic diseases in adults Please choose one of the topics and identify one study under that topic. Read the study and answer one of the following questions, according to the topic chosen, in a 300-word summary. Topic 1 What methods can be used to assess nutritional status? Topic 2- What methods can be used to identify those at risk for malnutrition?
