NR228 Nutrition, Health and Wellness
RUA: Nutritional Assessment (Team Project) Guidelines
PURPOSE
To evaluate, compare, and analyze menus from different agencies and suggest revisions for healthier food choices based
on the cultural and age group. Students in a cultural concentration will use that specific cultural focus to complete this
assignment. Those students in a cultural concentration (such as the Hispanic concentration) should be grouped together
for this assignment. However, should the groups be mixed (with students in the cultural concentration and students not
in the cultural concentration), the RUA must explore the cultural concentration (e.g., Hispanic).
COURSE OUTCOMES: This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
CO1. Assess whether nutritional intake provides basic nutrients for optimal health and wellness.
(POs 1 & 2)
CO2. Describe nutritional needs for optimal health and wellness throughout the lifespan. (POs 1 & 2)
CO3. Discuss the psychological, sociological, economical, and cultural implications of food on
nutritional status. (POs 1 & 2)
CO4. Describe evidence based practice interventions and modifications in nutrition therapy that can
positively influence the outcome of disease and illness. (POs 1 & 8)
DUE DATE: Your faculty member will inform you when this assignment is due. The Late Assignment Policy applies to
this assignment.
POINTS POSSIBLE: 100
IDENTIFYING TARGET GROUPS
 Your team will be assigned the specific type of facility menu to research. As a team, you will select two facilities
which care for you population’s demographic (age, culture, medical condition). For teams with one or more
members enrolled in a cultural concentration option, the entire team should select facilities which care for that
populations demographic.
 Search for some differences between the facilities, such as urban versus rural, small versus large, or teaching
versus non‐teaching organizations.
 Facilities and populations may include
o Daycare center: Preschool‐aged children
o Elementary schools
o High schools
o College
o Hospital
 Visitor/employee menu
 Specific hospital units (postoperative, obstetrical, or medical)
o Community Center
o Meals on wheels
o Daycare center: Geriatric adult
o Senior center
o Assisted living
o Nursing home
PREPARING THE ASSIGNMENT
INFORMATION ABOUT THE TEAM CHARTER
1. The instructor will assign teams and provide the team’s assigned age group and the type of facility in which the
clients receive care.
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a. Team size may vary, depending on class size. Three to five students per team is ideal.
2. All team members must complete and sign the Team Charter Form. A copy of the form is then submitted by each
student to their individual dropbox, in addition to the copy submitted by the Team Leader in the next step.
a. The team charter is located in the Week 1 Explore section. A dropbox for submission is located in the
Week 2 Explore Section.
b. Select one student to be Team Leader. This individual is response for submitting the presentation and
accompanying outline of the speaker’s notes to the designated Team Discuss Thread, as directed by your
faculty member.
i. NOTE: Both documents will be submitted to TurnItIn for originality of content evaluation.
3. All team members will receive the same grade for each deliverable unless it is determined that a team member
did not participate in the planning and completion of the assigned portions of the project.
CREATING THE PRESENTATION
The presentation is to be created using Microsoft PowerPoint 2007, 2010, or higher. Length is 10‐18 slides, not including
the title and reference pages.
REQUIREMENTS
1. Title Page (2 points/2%)
a. The title page/slide lists
i. Type of facility
ii. Cultural focus
iii. Names of ALL team members
2. Introduction (3 points/3%)
a. Presentation introduction includes the
i. Purpose of the presentation
ii. Cultural concentration
iii. Age group
3. Current Menu Analysis (5 points/5%)
a. Analyze the menus that the team has selected based on the following criteria. Provide rationales for your
analysis.
i. Identify
1. Healthy/unhealthy menu selections
2. Appropriate for nutritional requirements of age group
3. Influence of cultural and regional food practices
ii. Consider
1. Does the menu selected provide adequate amounts of protein, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, and
minerals?
2. Over the course of a full day and week, are individuals provided with a balanced diet?
3. Does this diet allow for differences in dietary patterns related to the culture or age group selected?
4. Create Sample Menu (20 points/20%)
a. Create a single day’s replacement menu providing healthier choices for each menu analyzed, including the
following.
i. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner options
ii. Age considerations
iii. Potential health concerns
iv. Cultural influences
v. Regional patterns
vi. Nutritional components of your food choices
vii. Two references that support your choices included on the slide or in the speaker’s notes
5. Compare Menus (20 points/20%)
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i. Compare each original menu with the corresponding replacement and explain how the replacement menu
offers better nutritional options while still reflecting specific cultural choices
ii. Include two references that support your choices on the slide or in the speaker’s notes
6. Barriers (20 points/20%)
a. Identify three barriers that may prevent the provision of optimally healthy meals for the select population.
Barriers may include
i. Geographic location
ii. Health of the population
iii. Culture of the population and surrounding community
iv. Socioeconomic challenges
v. Available food choices
vi. Other barriers, as identified
vii. Include reference citations to support key points, as needed
7. Summary (10 points/10%)
a. Summarize key points
i. What have you learned about the population and their nutritional needs?
ii. How will completing this assignment influence your nursing practice?
8. Presentation Quality
a. The presentation’s content and appearance
i. Adhere to accepted guidelines for presentations (use of color, graphics, space, and other visuals)
ii. Includes speaker notes to communicate content without overcrowding slides
9. APA Format and Length
a. Four to six scholarly references, excluding the textbook, are used
i. Citations are included on the slide when material from that source is included
ii. Cited references are included on the reference slide
b. Uses appropriate APA format (6th ed.) and is free of errors
c. Grammar and mechanics are free of errors
d. Presentation is 10‐18 slides, excluding title and reference slides
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GRADING RUBRIC
Criteria are met when the student’s application of knowledge within the paper demonstrates achievement of the
outcomes for this assignment.
Assignment Section and Required Criteria
(Points possible/% of total points available)
Outstanding Good Acceptable Poor Criteria not
Present
Title Page
(2 points/2%) 2 points 1.5 points 1 point 0 points
Required Criteria
 Type of facility
 Cultural focus
 Names of ALL team members
Includes all required
criteria
Includes two
of the
required
criteria
Includes one
of the
required
criteria
Introduction
not present
Introduction
(3 points/2%) 3 points 2 points 1 point 0 points
Required Criteria
 The purpose of the presentation
 The cultural concentration
 Age group focus
Includes all required
criteria
Includes two
of the
required
criteria
Includes one
of the
required
criteria
Introduction
not present
Current Menu Analysis (5 point/5%) 5 points 3 points 1 point 0 points
Required Criteria
Analyze the menus that the team has selected based
on the following criteria and provide rationales for
your analysis:
 Healthy/unhealthy menu selections with
rationale
 Appropriate for nutritional requirements of age
group with rationale
 The influence of cultural and regional food
practice with rationale
Includes all three criteria
and rationales
Includes two
criteria and
rationales
Includes one
criteria and
rationale
Current
menu
analysis not
present
Create Sample Menus
(20 point/20%) 20 points 18 points 16 points 15 points 0 points
Required Criteria
Create a one‐day replacement sample menu of meals
with healthier choices for each original menu.
Include:
 Breakfast, lunch, and dinner options.
 Age considerations, potential health concerns,
cultural influences, and regional patterns.
 Nutritional components of your food choices.
 Explanation of why the sample menus are
better nutritional options for both facilities.
 2 reference citations
Includes no
fewer than
five criteria
Includes no
fewer than
four
criteria
Includes no
fewer than
three
criteria
Includes no
fewer than
two criteria
Includes one
or no criteria
Compare Menus
(20 point/20%) 20 points 16 points 15 points 0 points
Required Criteria
 Compare each original sample menu with its
corresponding replacement menu
 Explain why the team’s menus are better
nutritional options for your two facilities.
 Provides at least two references
Includes all three criteria Includes two
criteria
Includes one
criteria
Comparison
of menu not
present
Barriers 20 points 16 points 15 points 0 points
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(20 points/20%)
Required Criteria
 Includes three or more barriers to optimal
nutritional value of meal plans
Includes no fewer than
three barriers
Includes no
fewer than
two barriers
Includes one
barrier
Barriers not
present
Summary
(10 point/10%) 10 points 8 points 7 points 0 points
Required Criteria
 Summarizes key points from each section of the
presentation
 Comment about what you have learned from
the assignment
 What you will apply as nurses.
Includes all three criteria Includes two
criteria
Includes one
criteria
Summary
not present
PowerPoint Presentation Appearance
(10 points/10%) 10 points 8 points 0 points
Required Criteria
Quality of the professional presentation and visual
appearance of PowerPoint adhere to:
 Accepted guidelines for presentations
PowerPoint use (color, graphics, and other
visuals are allowed).
 Appropriate use of speaker notes to avoid
overcrowding of slides and communicate
content.
Includes all criteria Includes one criteria PowerPoint
presentation
appearance
criteria
missing
APA Style and Organization
(10 points/10%) 10 points 9 points 8 points 7 points 0 points
Required Criteria
 APA formatting is used with the four to six
references. The textbook is not used as a
reference.
 In‐text reference citations are found on the
slides where they are referenced
 Information is included and match the
reference listing on the reference slide.
 Grammar and mechanics are correct.
 Length should be no less than 10 or greater
than 18 PowerPoint slides, not including title
and reference page
Includes all
five criteria
Includes
four
criteria
Includes
three criteria
Includes
criteria
APA format
and length
of
presentation
includes one
criteria are
not
addressed