16 Feb Refer to the “Advanced Nursing Practice Competencies and Guidelines” found in Week 1’s Learning Resources and consider the quality measures or indicators advanced nursing practice nurses must possess in your speciality of interest
Refer to the “Advanced Nursing Practice Competencies and Guidelines” found in Week 1’s Learning Resources and consider the quality measures or indicators advanced nursing practice nurses must possess in your specialty of interest.
Refer to your “Clinical Skills and Procedures Self-Assessment Form” you submitted in Week 1 and consider your strengths and opportunities for improvement.
Refer to your Patient Log in Meditrek and consider the patient activities you have experienced in your practicum experience and reflect on your observations and experiences.
Journal Entry (450–500 words):
Learning from Experiences
Reflect on the three most challenging patients. What was most challenging for each?
What did you learn from this experience?
What resources did you have available?
What evidence-based practice did you use for this patient?
What new skills are you learning?
What would you do differently?
How are you managing patient flow and volume?
Communicating and Feedback
Reflect on how to improve on your skills and knowledge and how to communicate that back to your Preceptor.
How are you doing? What is missing?
What type of feedback are you receiving from your Preceptor?
Rubric:
PRAC_6531_Week10_Assignment2_JournalEntry_Rubric
PRAC_6531_Week10_Assignment2_JournalEntry_Rubric
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAssimilation and Synthesis: Content Reflection
50 to >49.0 pts
Excellent
Reflection demonstrates a high level of critical thinking in applying and integrating key course concepts and theories from readings, lectures, and/or discussions. Insightful and relevant connections are made through contextual explanations and examples.
49 to >39.0 pts
Good
Reflection demonstrates moderate level of critical thinking in applying and integrating key course concepts and theories from readings, lectures, and/or discussions. Connections are made through explanations and/or examples.
39 to >30.0 pts
Fair
Reflection demonstrates minimal critical thinking in applying and integrating key course concepts and theories from readings, lectures, and/or discussions. Minimal connections made through explanations and/or examples.
30 to >0 pts
Poor
Reflection lacks critical thinking. Superficial connections are made with key course concepts and resources, and/or assignments
50 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAssimilation and Synthesis: Personal Growth
30 to >29.0 pts
Excellent
Expresses solid evidence of reflection on own work. Demonstrates substantial personal growth and awareness of deeper meaning through inferences, well developed insights, and significant depth in awareness and challenges. Synthesizes current experience into future implications.
29 to >19.0 pts
Good
Expresses moderate evidence of reflection on own work. Demonstrates satisfactory personal growth and awareness through some inferences, insights, and challenges. There is mention of the future implications of student’s current experience.
19 to >9.0 pts
Fair
Expresses minimal evidence of reflection on own work. Demonstrates less than adequate personal growth and awareness through limited or simplistic inferences made, insights, and/or challenges that are not well developed. Minimal thought of future implications of student’s current experience.
9 to >0 pts
Poor
Expresses inadequate evidence of reflection on own work. Personal growth and awareness are not evident and/or demonstrate an impersonal experience. Lacks personal insights, challenges, inferences, and/or future implications are overlooked.
30 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWritten Expression and Formatting
15 to >14.0 pts
Excellent
Well written and clearly organized using standard English, characterized by elements of a strong writing style and basically free from grammar, punctuation, usage, and spelling errors.
14 to >10.0 pts
Good
Above average writing style and logically organized using standard English with minor errors in grammar, punctuation, usage, and spelling.
10 to >5.0 pts
Fair
Average writing style that is sometimes unclear and/or with some errors in grammar, punctuation, usage, and spelling.
5 to >0 pts
Poor
Poor writing style lacking in standard English, clarity, language used, and/or frequent errors in grammar, punctuation, usage, and spelling. Needs work.
15 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAPA
5 to >4.0 pts
Excellent
No APA errors
4 to >3.0 pts
Good
Contains 1-2 APA errors
3 to >1.0 pts
Fair
Contains 3-5 APA errors
1 to >0 pts
Poor
Contains > 5 APA errors
5 pts
Total Points: 100
