Walden NURS3020 Week 4 Discussion Latest 2019 Question # 00603377 Course Code : NURS3020 Subject: Health Care Due on: 07/30/2019 Posted On: 07/30/2019 08:37 AM Tutorials: 1 Rating: 4.5/5

Week 4 Discussion

Promoting Nutrition in Older Adults

Older adults are the fastest growing age group in North
America. This demographic is expected to continue for the next several decades
and has demanded increased attention to promoting and supporting their health
and well-being.

Nurses must be adept in nutrition assessment and education
and guiding older adults in their self-management and care activities. Each
nurse needs to understand valid information sources as they relate to patient’s
health literacy skills.

Patients over the age of 65 are at an increased risk for
lower levels of health literacy. Health literacy is believed to be a stronger
predictor of health outcomes than are social and economic status, education,
gender, and age.

A nurse must know how to overcome multiple barriers when
caring for a patient with low health literacy. Mistrust is one barrier. When
the nurse is different from the patient in terms of age, ethnicity, education,
and socio-economic status, the patient may have difficulty asking questions or
be reluctant to disclose personal information.

To Prepare

Review the Week 4 Discussion Rubric provided in the Course
Information area.

Review Chapters 11 and 21 in your course text.

Review the Writing Resources and Program Success Tools.

Review this week’s Writing Resources and Program Success
Tools.

Using the Nursing Databases in the Walden Library, seek out
a professional article that was published within the past 5 years pertaining to
one of the three Discussion options below. Some topics to look for might
include:

Nutrition and age groups

Abdominal differences

Reaching a higher level of care

Health promotion and patient centered care

Ethics

Population health

From the article, pick out three important key points or
“take-a-ways.” Be sure to cite and reference the professional article selected
along with other sources of evidence.

By Day 3

Post a substantive response (at least 350 words) to one of
the following options. Be sure to use evidence from the readings and include
in-text citations. Utilize essay-levelwriting practice and skills, including
the use of transitional material and organizational frames. Use the writing
resources and the Discussion Rubric to develop your post.

Evidence

In-text citations

Essay-level

Transitional material

Organizational frames

Option One:

In the text, you read about the various types of nutritional
assessments that can be utilized during the health history and assessment process.
From a professional article you selected, describe one effective nutritional
assessment that can be used specifically for an older individual in outpatient
care clinics, hospitals, or long-term facilities.

Option Two:

As older adults live longer, they may have more than one
chronic disease. Or, they may have a health problem that can lead to another
condition or injury if not properly managed. The older adult requires careful
nutritional management to ensure proper care and improve or maintain quality of
life. From the professional article you selected, describe the unique
nutritional needs of this population.

Option Three:

With the rapid population increase of older adults and the
surge in online health information, efforts targeted at older adults and their
health literacy are both relevant and crucial to promoting and supporting
overall health. From the professional article you selected, describe effective
nurse strategies aimed to improving the health literacy of this population.

Use the Walden Writing Center to help you cite correctly:
http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/apa/citations

Use the Nursing Research Databases in the Walden Library to
search for professional articles: http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/nursingresearch

Learn how to evaluate resources in the Walden Library:
http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/evaluating

By Day 7

Read two or more of your colleagues’ postings for the
Discussion question.

Respond to at least two of your colleagues in one of the
following ways:

Expand upon their Discussion.

Suggest an alternative to their viewpoint.

Ask a clarifying question about a colleague’s proposed
technique or strategy.