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PRAC6531 WK10JournalFarquharsonN

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  • Due Sunday by 10:59pm
  • Points 100
  • Submitting a text entry box or a file upload
  • Attempts 0
  • Allowed Attempts 2

Journal Entry

Critical reflection of your growth and development during your practicum experience in a clinical setting has the benefit of helping you to identify opportunities for improvement in your clinical skills, while also recognizing your clinical strengths and successes.

This week, you will write a Journal Entry, reflecting on your clinical strengths and opportunities for improvement.

Resources

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.

To prepare:

  • Refer to the Advanced Nursing Practice Competencies and Guidelines found in Week 1s 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 (450500 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?

By Day 7

Submit your Journal Entry Assignment.

Reminder: The College of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, and references. The Sample Paper provided at the Walden Writing Center provides an example of those required elements (available at ). All papers submitted must use this formatting.

submission information

Before submitting your final journal, you can check your draft for authenticity. To check your draft, access the Turnitin Drafts from the Start Here area.

  1. To submit your completed journal, save your Journal as WK10Journal_LastName_Firstinitial
  2. Then, click on Start Journal near the top of the page.
  3. Next, click on Upload File and select Submit Journal for review.

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 ptsExcellentReflection 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 ptsGoodReflection 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 ptsFairReflection 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 ptsPoorReflection 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 ptsExcellentExpresses 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 ptsGoodExpresses 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 students current experience.

19 to >9.0 ptsFairExpresses 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 students current experience.9 to >0 ptsPoorExpresses 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 ptsExcellentWell 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 ptsGoodAbove average writing style and logically organized using standard English with minor errors in grammar, punctuation, usage, and spelling.

10 to >5.0 ptsFairAverage writing style that is sometimes unclear and/or with some errors in grammar, punctuation, usage, and spelling.5 to >0 ptsPoorPoor 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 ptsExcellentNo APA errors4 to >3.0 ptsGoodContains 1-2 APA errors

3 to >1.0 ptsFairContains 3-5 APA errors1 to >0 ptsPoorContains > 5 APA errors

5 pts

Total Points: 100

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