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...

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 by week #3.


Instructions 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 references and 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.