For your nutrition research project pick a macronutrient, a micronutrient, a phyto- or zoo- chemical or a nutrition-related illness and write a research paper on it.

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For your nutrition research project pick a macronutrient, a micronutrient, a phyto- or zoo- chemical or a nutrition-related illness and write a research paper on it. Your research paper can be 8 to 10 pages long. Please submit it through the assignments tab as a word or pdf document.
For your nutrition research project:
1) Prepare a detailed typed report on your research paper.
2) Using scientific data, journal papers, books, and valid internet resources discuss in your report the following about your topic:
a) If you have picked a nutrient or a functional food for your project, discuss the structure and characteristics of the nutrient or composition of the functional food material.
b) If you have picked a nutrition-related disease discuss about the conditions and causes of the disease and the significance of nutrition related to the illness and how nutrition would help in prevention or possible treatment of the disease.
c) State the relevant food sources of the nutrient(s) and related disease(s).
d) What are the effects of deficiencies or overdoses of the nutrient(s) and related illness(es).
e) Discuss any DRI standards for the nutrient(s)

Research the different nursing care facilities in your community. Discuss the pros and cons of the facility in terms of what they offer.

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Research the different nursing care facilities in your community. Discuss the pros and cons of the facility in terms of what they offer. Provide a brief report with the following questions:

• What is the basic rate for room, board, and services (it’s a good idea to get this information in writing)?
• What services are covered by this rate?
• Are there other services available and how much do they cost?
• What are the payment policies?
• What is the refund policy if someone leaves before the end of a month?
• What is the policy for rate increases?
• How long has the current administration been in place?
• Is there enough staff available to meet my needs?
• Is there frequent staff turnover?
• Is some level of nursing care provided (RN, LPN, Nursing
• Assistant)? How often is it available?
• Who will help me with medications if I need it (e.g. reminding me to take them, opening the bottle)?
• Can someone administer medications to me if I can’t take them myself (e.g. applying medication to my skin, putting a pill in my mouth)?
• Can someone help me if I need special care (e.g. caring for a wound)?
• What happens if I have an emergency? Can I get help right away?
• Are staffs suitably dressed, personable, and outgoing?
• Do the staff members treat residents with respect and dignity?
• Do staff members treat each other in a professional manner?
• What language does most of the staff speak?
• What type of help with personal care is available (e.g. bathing, dressing)?
• How flexible is the schedule for receiving help with personal care?
• What, if any, transportation services are available? (e.g. medical appointments, shopping, religious services).
• Will staff arrange for activities (e.g. hair appointment, concert)?
• How does the home support and accommodate personal hobbies?
• Are there regularly planned activities that I will enjoy?
• Will I be able to attend religious services of my choice?
• Can I bring my pet with me when I move?
• When can I have visitors?
• Are there shops, a library, a park, or other amenities within walking distance?
• Is the home close to activities I enjoy?
• Is the home on a bus line?
• Is there an outside area to sit, walk, or garden?
• Are there shops, a library, a park, or other amenities within walking distance?
• Is the home close to activities I enjoy?
• Is the home on a bus line?
• Is there an outside area to sit, walk, or garden?
• Is the floor plan easy to follow?
• Are doorways, hallways, and rooms accommodating to wheelchairs and walkers?
• Are there hand rails to help with walking and in the bathroom?
• Are cupboards and shelves easy to reach?
• Are there nonskid floors and firm carpets to assist walking?
• Does the home have good natural and artificial lighting?
• Is the home clean, free of odors, and well heated and cooled?
• Does the home meet my standards of cleanliness?
• Is the home free from obvious environmental hazards?
• Are the home’s rooms clean, safe, and adequate for my needs?
• Will I have free use of common areas, such as the kitchen, activity rooms, toilet facilities, dining room, or grounds?
• Can I smoke in my room or in common areas?
• What furniture is provided?
• Can I bring along some of my furniture or other personal items?
• Can I adjust the temperature of my room?
• Is there a sit-down shower?
• Can I have my own personal phone line or internet connection?
• Are emergency procedures clearly posted?
• Am I able to lock my room and/or are there locked areas in each room for personal valuables?
• Is the food pleasing, nutritious, adequate, and attractively served?
• What if I don’t like what is being served?
• Can I cook in my room?
• Are snacks available?
• Are there specific meal times or are they flexible?
• Is there a refrigerator available to store my personal food?
• Will the home meet my dietary or cultural food preferences?
• Can I request special foods?
• Do other residents socialize with each other and appear happy and comfortable?
• Do residents speak favorably of the facility?
• Do the residents look like people I want to live with?
• How are room changes and roommate concerns addressed?
• Is there a resident group that meets?
• Do any of the other residents have a history of violent or other problem behaviors? How are these situations handled by staff?

Do family members have any existing physical or psychological conditions that are affecting family function? 

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After you have read chapter 29 and 30 choose a family in your community and conduct a family health assessment using the following questions below.
1. Family composition.
Type of family, age, gender and racial/ethnic composition of the family. ( preferable Hispanic family)
2.  Roles of each family member.  Who is the leader in the family?  Who is the primary provider?  Is there any other provider?
3.  Do family members have any existing physical or psychological conditions that are affecting family function?
4.  Home (physical condition) and external environment; living situation (this must include financial information).  How the family suppo For example; working parents, children or any other member
5.  How adequately have individual family members accomplished age-appropriate developmental tasks?
6.   Do individual family member’s developmental states create stress in the family?
7.  What developmental stage is the family in?  How well has the family achieve the task of this and previous developmental stages?
8.  Any family history of genetic predisposition to disease?
9.  Immunization status of the family?
10.  Any child or adolescent experiencing problems
11.  Hospital admission of any family member and how it is handle by the other members?
12.  What are the typical modes of family communication?  It is affective?  Why? 13.  How are decision make in the family?
14.  Is there evidence of violence within the family?  What forms of discipline are use?
15.  How well the family deals with crisis?
16.  What cultural and religious factors influence the family health and social status?
17.  What are the family goals?
18.  Identify any external or internal sources of support that are available?
19.  Is there evidence of role conflict?  Role overload?
20.  Does the family have an emergency plan to deal with family crisis, disasters?
Identify 3 nursing diagnosis and develop a short plan of care using the nursing process.
Please present a summary of your assessment in an APA format on a 12 Arial font, word document attached to the forum in the discussion tab of the blackboard title “family assessment” Please use at least 3 scholarly evidence-based practice references besides the class textbook to sustain your assessment.  A minimum of 1000 words are required, excluding the first and reference page (Websites can be used but will not count toward grading).  2 replies to any of your peer’s assessment are required sustained by the proper references.   .

Mention and discuss the pros and cons of various contraceptives methods.  

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Women’s health.
Review the attached PowerPoint presentation.  Once done answer the following questions:
1.What types of differences in health care and maintenance have you noticed between men and women in the clinical setting? How do women’s approaches and behaviors seem to differ from men’s, if at all? When female family members are present, how does their involvement or behavior seem to differ from male family members’ involvement, if at all?
2.Mention and discuss the pros and cons of various contraceptives methods.   For example artificial reproductive technology, parental consent for abortion, adolescent reproductive rights, public funding for female cancer screening, reporting of partner abuse, female circumcision (in countries where it is the cultural norm), etc.
3.Why do you think that women tend to go their providers more than men do? Why might women be more comfortable with doctors and healthcare? Is this something you notice in your own family and friends?
As stated in the syllabus the assignment must be presented in an APA format word document, Arial 12 font attached to the forum on the discussion board.  A minimum of 3 evidenced-based references must be used. References must be no older than 5 years.
A minimum of 700 words is required.