The U.S. population is aging, which brings unique nutritional needs and concerns for older adults. Using the knowledge you have gained this semester, you will complete this assignment as a final assessment of your understanding of the foundations of nutrition and how they apply to a specific demographic – our aging population.

Instructions

Assume you work at a senior center and have been asked to develop a Tip Sheet for Seniors about nutrition. Many of these seniors live at home, prepare their own meals, and are on limited incomes. The senior center is a congregate meal site. This tip sheet will be distributed to the seniors themselves as well as their family members and other people in the community that may assist the seniors.

When writing your tip sheet, please address:

• hints for assessing and improving nutrient density of meals
• hints for saving money when grocery shopping or eating at restaurants
• hints for making meals more enjoyable
• cultural, social, and psychological factors that may influence an older adult’s ability to obtain adequate nutrition
• potential problems associated with nutrition for this population
• health problems that could result from high or low nutrient intakes
• how the seniors or their family members can recognize potential nutrition related problems quickly, and what can be done. Be sure to do this tactfully and professionally.

Things to Consider

Be sure to think about presentation as well as the information you will include. Present the information in a way that seniors will both read and understand. Be creative!

Thoroughly address each instruction given above. Your tip sheet should be a minimum of 2 pages in length.

Draw upon the course materials for this assignment.

Include your name on your submitted assignment and BE SURE to cite all sources quoted or used in any way (even if it is just our textbook). Always give credit where credit is due.

When you decide to purchase a new car, you first decide what is important to you. If mileage and dependability are the important factors, you will search for data-focused more on these factors and less on color options and sound systems.

The same holds true when searching for research evidence to guide your clinical inquiry and professional decisions. Developing a formula for an answerable, researchable question that addresses your need will make the search process much more effective. One such formula is the PICO(T) format.

In this Discussion, you will transform a clinical inquiry into a searchable question in PICO(T) format, so you can search the electronic databases more effectively and efficiently. You will share this PICO(T) question and examine strategies you might use to increase the rigor and effectiveness of a database search on your PICO(T) question.

To Prepare:

• Review the Resources and identify a clinical issue of interest that can form the basis of a clinical inquiry.
• Review the materials offering guidance on using databases, performing keyword searches, and developing PICO(T) questions provided in the Resources.
• Based on the clinical issue of interest and using keywords related to the clinical issue of interest, search at least two different databases to identify at least six relevant peer-reviewed articles related to your clinical issue of interest. You should not be using systematic reviews for this assignment,      select original research articles.
• Review the Resources for guidance and develop a PICO(T)      question of interest to you for further study. It is suggested that an Intervention-type PICOT question be developed as these seem to work best for this course. 

Post a brief description of your clinical issue of interest. 

This clinical issue will remain the same for the entire course and will be the basis for the development of your PICOT question. 

Describe your search results in terms of the number of articles returned on original research and how this changed as you added search terms using your Boolean operators. 

Finally, explain strategies you might make to increase the rigor and effectiveness of a database search on your PICO(T) question.

Be specific and provide examples.

Melnyk, B. M., & Fineout-Overholt, E. (2018). Evidence-based practice in nursing & healthcare: A guide to best practice (4th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.

· Chapter 2, “Asking Compelling Clinical Questions” (pp. 33–54)

· Chapter 3, “Finding Relevant Evidence to Answer Clinical Questions” (pp. 55–92)

Davies, K. S. (2011). Formulating the evidence-based practice question: A review of the frameworks for LIS professionals. Evidence-Based Library and Information Practice, 6(2), 75–80. https://doi.org/10.18438/B8WS5N

Library of Congress. (n.d.). Search/browse help – Boolean operators and nesting. Retrieved September 19, 2018, from https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/ui/en_US/htdocs/help/searchBoolean.html

Stillwell, S. B., Fineout-Overholt, E., Melnyk, B. M., & Williamson, K. M. (2010a). Evidence-based practice, step by step: Asking the clinical question: A key step in evidence-based practice. American Journal of Nursing, 110(3), 58–61. doi:10.1097/01.NAJ.0000368959.11129.79

Melnyk, B. M., Fineout-Overholt, E., Stillwell, S. B., & Williamson, K. M. (2009). Evidence-based practice: Step by step: Igniting a spirit of inquiry. American Journal of Nursing, 109(11), 49–52. doi:10.1097/01.NAJ.0000363354.53883.58

Stillwell, S. B., Fineout-Overholt, E., Melnyk, B. M., & Williamson, K. M. (2010b). Evidence-based practice, step by step: Searching for the evidence. American Journal of Nursing, 110(5), 41–47. doi:10.1097/01.NAJ.0000372071.24134.7e