Essay assignment (400 words minimum) on one macronutrient from two perspectives: one from a naturally occurring harvest, the other from a refining and manufacturing process.

Description

The learning objectives for this chapter include emphasis on whole foods versus refined and processed foods. Throughout the book, this is a common theme that encompasses many modern issues and decisions in nutritional choices. This assignment requires students to present two views on one macronutrient of choice, in the following scenario:

The patient is a relatively inactive 26-year old woman who lives alone in a highly urban city in an apartment. She works from home as a software engineer for 7-8 hours every day. She exercises 1-2 times a week at the local gym for 30-40 minutes each time. She typically runs on the treadmill, but does not do muscle training or any other form of exercise. The patient is inquiring about the benefits, risks, and costs of buying refined foods from the store versus whole foods from the farmer’s market. The store is 5 minutes’ walk away from the apartment, while the farmer’s market is around 7 miles from the city. The patient is seeking to purchase one food from each category of macronutrients: carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids.

As such, one view is from the perspective of a naturally occurring harvest, and the other is from a processing and refining perspective.

Students should be able to answer the following three questions for one macronutrient:

1. Whole Foods Perspective: what four benefits and four risks of this macronutrient in its whole, non-processed form?
2. Refined Foods Perspective: what are four benefits and four risks of this macronutrient in its processed and refined form?
3. Dietary Guidelines: according to the 2015 Dietary Guidelines, as well as the scenario, how much of this macronutrient should this patient consume?
4. Health Options: what other lifestyle options can this patient pursue to maintain a healthy weight and wellbeing?

Students should also provide an organized list of APA-formatted citations and sources.

Student Resources/Recommended Readings

• Distance Learning Systems 2020 Nutrition eBook, Chapter 2
• Basic infographic templates for Google Slides and PowerPoint
• National Agricultural Library: Macronutrients
• Innerbody Research: Macronutrients

Select a practice problem related to the below readings. Read the related chapter.

Bemker, M. A. & Ralyea, C. (2018). Population health and its integration into advanced nursing practice. DEStech Publications, Inc.

• Pediatric Issues (Chapter 7)
• Gerontology and the Aging American (Chapter 8)
• Military and Care for Veterans (Chapter 9)
• Chronic Disease (Chapter 10)
• Obesity – Opportunities Across the Continuum (Chapter 10)
• Population Health in Trauma and Mental Health (Chapter 12)
• Substance Use Disorders (Chapter 13)
• Infectious Diseases as a Population Health Issue (Chapter 14)

Reflect on the above reading and address the following.

• Provide a brief statement introducing the selected practice problem.
• Identify the social determinant risk factors for the selected practice problem.
• Describe a related Healthy People 2020 Goal.
• Describe one evidence-based intervention to address the Healthy People 2020 goal.
• Define one measurable objective to address the Healthy People 2020 goal.

Prepare a two to three page written assignment that includes the following:

• Introduction to the assignment (sections of the assignment: caring, professional identity, and professional organizations/associations)
• Explain your belief in caring in nursing (self, nursing, environment, and profession)
• Describe your professional identity including your beliefs, values, motives, and experiences
• Discuss one to two professional organizations/associations you plan to be involved in during your nursing career
• Conclusion (reflect on the criteria of the assignment; caring, professional identity, and professional organizations/associations)
• Use at least two credible resources to support your findings. For example, one of the resources could be the website for a professional organization or association, and another resource could be a textbook. These resources must be integrated into the body of your paper using at least two in-text citations. Be sure to use proper APA format and style.

The document linked below contains the project rubric as well as helpful resources.

  

Title of Assignment

Professional Identity of the Nurse: Putting it All Together

Purpose of Assignment:

According to Larson, Brady, Engelmann, Perkins, and Shultz (2013), ”the development of professional identity is a continuous process that begins with admission to the nursing program and evolves throughout one’s professional career in a dynamic and fluid process where the interacting relationship of education and practice lead to self-reflection, growth, and human flourishing” (p. 138).

Larson, J., Brady, N., Engelmann, L., Perkins, B., & Shultz, C. (2013). The formation of professional identity in nursing. Nursing Education Perspectives.34 (2). p 138. 

Course Competency(s):

Describe the foundations of nursing practice.

Identify roles and responsibilities for safe nursing practice in the healthcare environment.

Explain the roles and scope of practice for members of the interprofessional team.

Instructions: 

This course includes a project with three parts. Each part builds off prior knowledge to help you create your nurse professional identity. In the first part, you examine the role of the nurse and scope of practice, which will help you identify the nurses’ role. In the second part, you examine the standards of nursing practice for the role you are obtaining during the nursing program, and you identify your beliefs, values, motives, and experiences. The final submission requires you to use the first two parts of your assignment to create your professional identity and identify a potential professional organization that you may join to help support your development.

Content:

Prepare a two to three page written assignment that includes the following:

• Introduction      to the assignment (sections of the assignment: caring, professional      identity, and professional organizations/associations)
• Explain      your belief in caring in nursing (self, nursing, environment, and      profession)
• Describe      your professional identity including your beliefs, values, motives, and      experiences
• Discuss      one to two professional organizations/associations you plan to be involved      in during your nursing career
• Conclusion      (reflect on the criteria of the assignment; caring, professional identity,      and professional organizations/associations)
• Use at least two credible resources to support your findings. For example, one of the resources could be the website for a professional organization or association, and another resource could be a textbook. These resources must be integrated into the body of your paper using at least two in-text citations. Be sure to use proper APA format and style.

  

Grading Rubric:

Total Possible Points = 110

   

Levels of Achievement

 

Criteria

Emerging

Competence   

Proficiency

Mastery

 

Introduction

(10 Pts)

The initial introduction does not include explanations of the sections of the paper. Failure to submit an introduction will result in zero points for this criteria.

The introduction includes a brief explanation for the sections of the paper. 

The introduction includes a clear explanation of the sections of the paper and supporting evidence. 

The introduction includes a comprehensive explanation for the sections of the paper with detailed examples and supporting evidence. 

 

Points: 6

Points: 8

Points: 9

Points: 10

 

Caring

(20 Pts)

The caring section lacks suggestions and/or supporting evidence. Failure to submit this section will result in zero points for this criteria.

The caring section includes minimal discussion and examples with limited supporting evidence.

The caring section includes a discussion with examples and supporting evidence.

The caring section offers substantial contributions and detailed examples with supporting evidence. 

 

Points: 12

Points: 16

Points: 18

Points: 20

 

Professional Identity (30 Pts)

Professional identity lacks presentation and/or supporting evidence.

Failure to submit this section will result in zero points for this criteria.

Professional identity includes a minimal presentation with limited supporting evidence.

Professional identity includes presentation and examples with supporting evidence.

Professional identity includes substantial presentation and detailed examples with supporting evidence.

 

Points: 18

Points:   24

Points: 27

Points: 30

 

Professional Organizations/Associations

(30 Pts)

The professional organizations/associations section lacks presentation and/or supporting evidence.

Failure to submit this section will result in zero points for this criteria.

The professional organizations/associations section includes a minimal presentation with limited supporting evidence. 

The professional organizations/associations section includes a presentation with examples with supporting evidence. 

The professional organizations/associations section includes substantial presentations and detailed examples with supporting evidence. 

 

Points: 18

Points:   24

Points: 27

Points: 30

 

Conclusion

(10 Pts)

Conclusion lacks a summary of the sections of the paper.

Failure to submit this section will result in zero points for this criteria.

The conclusion includes a minimal summary of the sections of the paper. 

The conclusion includes a summary of the paper with supporting evidence. 

The conclusion includes a substantial summary of the paper with detailed examples with supporting evidence. 

 

Points: 6

Points:   8

Points: 9

Points: 10

 

Spelling and Grammar

(5 Pts)

Spelling and grammar contain substantial errors that make sentences and/or paragraphs incoherent. 

Spelling and grammar errors occur but are inconsistent. Paragraphs and sentences are coherent but may exhibit spelling errors, run-on’s or fragments, and/or improper verb tense usage.

Displays proper grammar application, and writing contains minimal to no spelling errors. May contain rare improper uses of words (ex., their vs. there), a misplaced modifier, or a run-on sentence, but does not detract from the overall understanding of the sentence and/or paragraph. 

Demonstrates an exemplary application of spelling and grammar.

 

Points:2

Points: 3

Points: 4

Points: 5

 

APA Citation

(5 Pts)

Citations do not follow APA   Style. Quotations, paraphrases, and summaries are not cited, or there is no attempt to cite them using APA style. 

Errors in APA citations are noticeable and may detract from the ability to locate the original source (for example, no title provided, year of publication is missing, no punctuation).

Errors in APA citations are less noticeable and do not detract from the ability to locate the original source   (for example, a missing or misused comma or period, missing parentheses,   author name not properly abbreviated, indentation is misaligned).

APA citations are free of style and formatting errors. 

 

Points: 2

Points:3

Points: 4

Points: 5

 

Theories of Aging Paper

Identify the different theories and their implications on the aging process.

1. Define aging from biologic, sociologic, and psychological theories.
2. Develop nursing interventions based on the psychosocial issues and biologic changes associated with older adulthood.
3. Discuss several nursing implications for each of the major biologic, sociologic, and psychological theories of aging.
4. Based on your experience what health promotion strategies would you recommend to facilitate successful aging?

Submission Instructions:

• The paper is to be clear and concise and students will lose points for improper grammar, punctuation and misspelling.
• The paper is to be formatted per current APA, be clear, concise and students will lose points for improper grammar, punctuation and misspelling.
• The paper is to be 3-4 pages in length, excluding the title, abstract and references page.
• Incorporate a minimum of 3 current (published within last five years) scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions) within your work.
• Journal articles and books should be referenced according to current APA style.

This is a revision for a two part assignment. 

PART ONE: Develop a 5-10 year strategic plan for achieving a specific health quality and safety improvement, based on the analysis completed in Assessment 1 (I’ve attached Assessment 1).

Professor feedback provided to make corrections as needed

PART TWO: Prepare a 10-20 slide presentation of the strategic plan you developed in PART ONE, to be delivered to key stakeholders at a strategic visioning session.

Professor feedback provided to make corrections as needed. 

PLEASE NOTE THAT CHANGES NEED TO BE MADE ON THE ORIGINAL ASSIGNMENTS SUBMITTED (ATTACHED).