Assignment:
Nutrition Essay Outline
A written essay on a nutritiontopic, with a focus on health promotion involving a family, individual, or special population. It is worth 15% of final the grade.
Objectives of the Essay:
The student will demonstrate their ability to:
1. Research a selected nutrition topic using a variety of reliable resources.
2. Prepare a professionally written paper in APA format, from a nursing perspective on the selected topic.
The student will be able to describe the focus persons they study (children, adolescents, older adults, pregnant women, family etc. )and the specific nutrition topic.
For your Essay:
1. Look up your selected nutrition,health promotion, family topic. Be sure you understand what you are researching.
2. Read the relevant chapter in your text, Potter & Perry. Look in all of your required text resources.
3. Research your topic using at least one professional nursing journal.
4. Research your topic using other reputable/peer reviewed texts, journals and online resources. Unless they are from a classic source (ex. F. Nightingale "Notes on Nursing"), all articles/texts must be less than 5 years old. The paper must have at least 5 referencesand a professional nursing journal reference equaling 6 references in total.
5. Make notes from your research. Organize what you have learned under main headings. Review your research to answer the following questions: What does the Nurse need to assess about this family/person related to the nutrition topic and what will she need to include in a teaching plan related to the nutrition topic?
6. Your final paper should be a three page paper(not including cover page and reference page), double spaced, Times New Roman 12pt. font on the selected topic. A short paper means you must include the most important content in a concise manner. Apply APA format. References must be cited in the body of the paper and listed at the end on a reference page. APA is a large part of the intended learning for this paper so please pay attention to the details of APA.
7. Compare your final paper with the marking scheme in the rubric below. Make the necessary changes to ensure you have included all of the content required.
8. Keep a copy of your work and final submission. Submit a title page, the essay, a copy of the evaluation rubric and reference page through Turnitin.
9. Submit a hard copy of your essay at the beginning of class on the due date
Penalty for lateness and Plagiarism
Some Recommended Nutrition Topics
Students may write their nutrition paper passed on one of the following topics or any on the topic approved by the professor. Remember it must be written from a nursing perspective.
1. Obesity
2. Celiac disease
3. Diabetes
4. Breastfeeding mothers
5. Toddlers who are poor eaters
6. Athletes and nutrition
7. Nutrition during pregnancy
8. Any of the Nutrition Concerns for Geriatrics
9. Cost saving and nutrition
10. Nutrition supplements
11. Any other topic approved by the professor