The purpose of this paper is to encourage critical thinking, problem solving, and collaboration through the use of evidence-based practice studies.
Choose one of the main topics from the BELOW and then identify one study under that topic.
Read the study chosen and answer one of the topic questions listed below. Write a summary which supports the topic question. Provide a current research article (LESS than 5 years).
• What methods can be used to assess nutritional status?
• What methods can be used to identify those at risk for malnutrition?
• What specific health conditions increase the risk of malnutrition?
• What associations exist between nutritional status and health outcomes?
• What type of interventions improve adherence to recommendations on nutritional intake?
TOPICS TO CHOOSE FROM:
Main Topic: Evaluating nutritional status Articles for review:
• Formative evaluation of the feedback component of Children’s and Adolescents’ Nutrition Assessment and Advice on the Web (CANAA-W) among parents of school children
• Validation of the Diet Quality Index for adolescents by comparison with biomarkers, nutrient and food intakes: the HELENA study
Main Topic: Identifying those at risk for malnutrition Articles for review:
• Beyond malnutrition screening: Appropriate methods to guide nutrition care for aged care residents
• 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
• Comparison of the prevalence of malnutrition diagnosis in head and neck, gastrointestinal and lung cancer patients by three classification methods
Main Topic: Malnutrition associated with specific health conditions
Articles for review:
• Malnutrition in a sample of community-dwelling people with Parkinson’s disease
• Nutritional risk index as a predictor of postoperative wound complications after gastrectomy
• Risk of malnutrition is associated with mental health symptoms in community living elderly men and women: The Tromso Study
Main Topic: Outcomes associated with nutritional status Articles for review:
• Role of nutritional status in predicting quality of life outcomes in cancer – a systematic review of the literature
• Nutritional support for liver disease
Main Topic: Interventions to improve nutritional status Articles for review:
• Interventions to enhance adherence to dietary advice for preventing and managing chronic diseases in adults
1. The Summary must include the following headings:
a. Introduction and Key Points
• Choose one of the assigned topics and identifies one of the questions
• Defines the topic and question
• States why it is a problem
• Information presented in logical sequence
b. Article Search
• Current (less than 5 years) and credible resource
• Database search – terms and methods used
• Number of articles located
c. Article Findings
• How it addresses the topic
• Type of research conducted
• Findings of research
• Why this article was chosen
d. Evidence for Practice
• Summary of evidence
• How it will improve practice
• How this evidence will decrease a gap to practice
• Any concerns or weaknesses located in the evidence
e. Sharing of Evidence
• Who would you share the information with?
• How would you share this information?
• What resources would you need to accomplish this sharing of evidence?
• Why would it be important to share this evidence with the nursing profession?
f. Conclusion
• Summarizes the theme of the paper
• Information presented in logical sequence
• All key points addressed
• Conclusion shows depth of understanding of topic
g. APA Style
• APA style used properly for citations
• APA style used properly for references
• APA style used properly for quotations
• All references are cited, and all citations have references
*NOTE: Must adhere to current APA guidelines and formatting.
h. Writing Mechanics
• No spelling errors
• No grammatical errors, including verb tense and word usage
• No writing errors, including sentence structure, and formatting
• Must be all original work
