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Skills Module Guidelines

PURPOSE

To encourage critical thinking, problem solving, and collaboration through the use of 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.

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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 Children’s 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 Parkinson’s 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 2-3 page (not including title and reference page)

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?

Topic 3- What specific health conditions increase the risk of malnutrition?

Topic 4- What associations exist between nutritional status and health outcomes?

Topic 5- What type of interventions improve adherence to recommendations on nutritional intake?

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The Summary must include the following headings (See rubric for criteria under each heading):

a. Introduction and Key Points (10 Points)

b. Article Search (25 Points)

c. Article Findings (25 Points)

d. Evidence for Practice (25 Points)

e. Sharing of Evidence (25 Points)

f. Conclusion (20 Points)

g. APA Style (10 Points)

h. Writing mechanics (10 Points)

Assignment Criteria Points % Description

Pick one of the topics and answer the topic question
along with providing a current research article,
which supports this topic question, and 2-3 page
(not including title and reference page) summary.
The Summary must include the following headings
(See rubric for criteria under each heading):

a. Introduction and Key Points (10 Points)
b. Article Search (25 Points)
c. Article Findings (25 Points)
d. Evidence for Practice (25 Points)
e. Sharing of Evidence (25 Points)
f. Conclusion (20 Points)
g. APA Style (10 Points)
h. Writing mechanics (10 Points)

150 100 *Student grades will be based

on completing ALL criteria

listed and according to the

rubric. Please see rubric for

specific requirement to achieve

full points for this assignment.

Total 150 100

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GRADING RUBRIC
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Assignment

Headings

Points for Heading 1

10 Points 7.5 Points 5 Points 2.5 Points 0 Points

1. Introduction and

Key Points

All 4 criteria met

Choose one of assigned

Topics and Question

Defines the Topic and

Question

States why it is a problem.

Information presented in

logical sequence.

3 of 4 criteria

met
2 of 4 criteria

met
1 of 4 criteria

met
Not done

Points for Heading 2 25 Points 20 Points 15 Points 10 Points 0 Points

2. Article Search

All 4 criteria met

-Current and credible

resource

-Database search-terms

and methods

-Number of articles located

-Source outside of ATI

module

3 of 4 criteria
met
2 of 4 criteria
met
1 of 4 criteria
met
Not done

Points for Heading 3 25 Points 20 Points 15 Points 10 Points 0 Points

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3. Article Findings All 4 criteria met

How it addresses the topic

Type of Research conducted

Findings of research

3 of 4 criteria
met
2 of 4 criteria
met
1 of 4 criteria
met
Not done

– Why this article chosen

Points for Heading 4 25 Points 20 Points 15 Points 10 Points 0 Points

4. Evidence for

Practice

All 4 criteria met

Summary of

evidence

How it will improve practice

How will this evidence

decrease a gap to practice

Any concerns or

weaknesses located in the

evidence
3 of 4 criteria
met
2 of 4 criteria
met
1 of 4 criteria
met
Not done

Points for Heading 5 25 Points 20 Points 15 Points 10 Points 0 Points

5. Sharing of

Evidence

All 4 criteria met

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

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Points for Heading 6 20 Points 15 Points 10 Points 5 Points 0 Points

6. Conclusion All 4 criteria met

Summarizes the theme of

the paper.

Information presented in
logical sequence.

All key points addressed.

3 of 4 criteria
met
2 of 4 criteria
met
1 of 4 criteria
met
Not done

– Conclusion shows depth
of understanding.

Points for APA 10 Points 7.5 Points 5 Points 2.5 Points 0 Points

7. APA Style All 4 criteria met

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.

3 of 4 criteria
met
2 of 4 criteria
met
1 of 4 criteria
met
Not done

Points for Writing

Mechanics

10 Points 7.5 Points 5 Points 2.5 Points 0 Points

8. Writing

mechanics

All 4 criteria met

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.

3 of 4 criteria
met
2 of 4 criteria
met
1 of 4 criteria
met
Not done

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Total =150 Points Score=

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