Develop goals and objectives for your Practicum Experience in this course. When developing your goals and objectives, be sure to keep the seven domains of practice in mind.
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Assignment: Practicum Experience ? Journal Entry
As a future advanced practice nurse, it is important that you are able to connect your classroom experience to your Practicum Experience. By applying the concepts that you study in the classroom to clinical settings, you enhance your professional competency. Each week, you complete an Assignment such as Journal Entries and SOAP Notes that prompts you to reflect on your Practicum Experiences and relate them to the material presented in the classroom. This week, you begin documenting your Practicum Experiences in your Practicum Journal.
To prepare for this course?s Practicum Experience, address the following in your Practicum Journal:
Select and describe a nursing theory to guide your practice.
Develop goals and objectives for your Practicum Experience in this course. When developing your goals and objectives, be sure to keep the seven domains of practice in mind.
Create a timeline of practicum activities based on your practicum requirements.
Walden University
Nurse Practitioner Program
Clinical Requirements
PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE
A practicum is a distinctly defined supervised on-site experience in which students develop applied skills and integrate professional knowledge in the provision of advanced practice nursing care.
All nurse practitioner students must complete four practicum courses, with a minimum of 576 hours of supervised clinical experience (144 hours in each course). The didactic (classroom) and clinical components of the courses are integrated. The courses vary by specialization:
? Students in the Adult Gerontology-Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG-ACNP) specialization must complete NURS 6531, 6540, 6550, and 6560.
? Students in the Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner (AGNP) specialization must complete NURS 6531, 6540, 6551, and 6561.
? Students in the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) specialization must complete NURS 6531, 6541, 6551, and 6561.
**Students should see and document on at least 1 patient per hour of their 144 required clinic hours (144 hours = 144 patients) in each course. Additional requirements are as follows:
? Students in NURS6541 (Pediatrics) should see a minimum of 140 children from newborn up to age 17 years.
? Students in NURS6551 (Primary Care of Women) students should see a minimum of 104 GYN patients and 40 OB patients.
? Student may only document 4 hours of observational status per course.
Behaviors constituting clinical failure include, but are not limited to, the following:
? Demonstration of unsafe performance and/or decision-making skills.
? Failure to complete clinically related class assignments and/or clinical log.
? Failure to complete the required clinical hours and patients numbers
? Falsification of clinical hours, records, or documentation.
Evaluation Criteria for Applications and Formal Papers
Levels of Achievement
Criteria
Outstanding Performance
Excellent Performance
Competent Performance
Proficient Performance
Room for Improvement
QUALITY OF WORK SUBMITTED – 1. The extent to which work meets the assigned criteria and work reflects graduate level critical and analytic thinking (0-30 Points)
30 to 30 points Assignment exceeds expectations. All topics are addressed with a minimum of 75% containing exceptional breadth and depth about each of the assignment topics
25 to 29 points Assignment exceeds expectations. All topics are addressed with a minimum of 75% containing exceptional breadth and depth about each of the assignment topics
20 to 24 points Assignment meets expectations. All topics are addressed with a minimum of 50% containing good breadth and depth about each of the assignment topics.
16 to 19 points Assignment meets most of the expectations. One required topic is either not addressed or inadequately addressed.
0 to 15 points Assignment superficially meets some of the expectations. Two or more required topics are either not addressed or inadequately addressed.
QUALITY OF WORK SUBMITTED: Purpose of the paper is clear (0-5 Points)
5 to 5 points A clear and comprehensive purpose statement is provided which delineates all required criteria.
5 to 5 points A clear and comprehensive purpose statement is provided which delineates all required criteria.
4 to 4 points Purpose of the assignment is stated, yet is brief and not descriptive.
1 to 3 points Purpose of the assignment is vague.
0 to 0 points No purpose statement was provided.
ASSIMILATION AND SYNTHESIS OF IDEAS The extent to which the work reflects the student?s ability to- 1. Understand and interpret the assignment?s key concepts (0- 10 Points)
10 to 10 points Demonstrates the ability to critically appraise and intellectually explore key concepts.
9 to 9 points Demonstrates the ability to critically appraise and intellectually explore key concepts.
8 to 8 points Demonstrates a clear understanding of key concepts.
5 to 7 points Shows some degree of understanding of key concepts.
0 to 4 points Shows a lack of understanding of key concepts, deviates from topics.
ASSIMILATION AND SYNTHESIS OF IDEAS 2. Apply and integrate material in course resources (i.e. video, required readings, and textbook) and credible outside resources (0-20 Points)
20 to 20 points Demonstrates and applies exceptional support of major points and integrates 2 or more credible outside sources, in addition to 3-4 course resources to support point of view.
15 to 19 points Demonstrates and applies exceptional support of major points and integrates 2 or more credible outside sources, in addition to 3-4 course resources to support point of view.
10 to 14 points Integrates specific information from 1 credible outside resource and 3 to 4 course resources to support major points and point of view.
3 to 9 points Minimally includes and integrates specific information from 2-3 resources to support major points and point of view.
0 to 2 points Includes and integrates specific information from 0 to 1 resource to support major points and point of view.
ASSIMILATION AND SYNTHESIS OF IDEAS 3. Synthesize (combines various components or different ideas into a new whole) material in course resources (i.e. video, required readings, and textbook) by comparing different points of view and highlighting similarities, differences, and connections. (0-20 Points)
20 to 20 points Synthesizes and justifies (defends, explains, validates, confirms) information gleaned from sources to support major points presented. Applies meaning to the field of advanced nursing practice.
18 to 19 points Synthesizes and justifies (defends, explains, validates, confirms) information gleaned from sources to support major points presented. Applies meaning to the field of advanced nursing practice.
16 to 17 points Summarizes information gleaned from sources to support major points, but does not synthesize.
14 to 15 points Identifies but does not interpret or apply concepts, and/or strategies correctly; ideas unclear and/or underdeveloped.
0 to 13 points Rarely or does not interpret, apply, and synthesize concepts, and/or strategies.
WRITTEN EXPRESSION AND FORMATTING 1. Paragraph and Sentence Structure: Paragraphs make clear points that support well developed ideas, flow logically, and demonstrate continuity of ideas. Sentences are clearly structured and carefully focused–neither long and rambling nor short and lacking substance. (0-5 Points)
5 to 5 points Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards.
5 to 5 points Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards.
4 to 4 points Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards 80% of the time.
3 to 3 points Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards 70% of the time.
0 to 2 points Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards < 70% of the time. WRITTEN EXPRESSION AND FORMATTING 2. English writing standards: Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation (0-5 Points)
5 to 5 points Uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation with no errors.
5 to 5 points Uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation with no errors.
4 to 4 points Contains a few (1- 2) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.
3 to 3 points Contains several (3-4) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors. 3
0 to 2 points Contains many (= 5) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors that interfere with the reader?s understanding.
WRITTEN EXPRESSION AND FORMATTING 3. The paper follows correct APA format for title page, headings, font, spacing, margins, indentations, page numbers, running head, parenthetical/in- text citations, and reference list (0-5 Points)
5 to 5 points Uses correct APA format with no errors.
5 to 5 points Uses correct APA format with no errors.
4 to 4 points Contains a few (1- 2) APA format errors.
3 to 3 points Contains several (3-4) APA format errors.
0 to 2 points Contains many (= 5) APA format errors.
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