JOURNAL ENTRY #3
Critical reflection of your growth and development during your pediatric practicum experience in a clinical setting has the benefit of helping you identify opportunities for improvement in your clinical skills while also recognizing your clinical strengths and successes.
This week, you will write your last and final Journal Entry, reflecting on your clinical strengths and opportunities for improvement. Further reflect on your pediatric patients you have seen and the conditions that you have diagnosed and treated. Review your Journal Entry that you submitted in Week 1.
Journal Entry (2–3 pages):
· Explain what most excited and/or concerned you throughout your pediatric clinical experience.
· Discuss how your personal definition of family and family roles has changed or stayed the same.
· How has your understanding of family and family roles influenced your assessment of children and their families?
· Explain how your understanding of culture (both the culture of the provider and that of the child and his or her family) has changed and how it may have influenced the assessments you conducted during your practicum.
· Assess how you did with accomplishing the goals and objectives you developed in Week 1 for the practicum experience.
· Based on your practicum experience, refine your existing goals and/or develop new goals for your continued education and professional practice. Be sure to consider the NAPNAP Position Statement on Age Parameters for Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Practice.
· Use title page and references according to APA.
RESOURCES
LEARNING RESOURCES
· American Academy of Pediatrics, Subcommittee on Febrile Seizures. (2011).
Febrile seizures: Guideline for the neurodiagnostic evaluation of the child with a simple febrile seizure.Links to an external site.
Pediatrics,
127(2), 389–394.
Note: This is the most recent guideline.Links to an external site.
· National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, Professional Issues Committee. (2019).
NAPNAP position statement on age parameters for pediatric nurse practitioner practice.Links to an external site.
Journal of Pediatric Healthcare, 33(2), A9–A11.
Links to an external site.
Practicum Resources
· HSoft Corporation. (2019).
Welcome to MeditrekLinks to an external site.
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Note: Use this website to log in to Meditrek to report your clinical hours and patient encounters.Links to an external site.
· Walden University. (2019).
MSN nurse practitioner practicum manual
Links to an external site.
. to an external site.
· Walden University Field Experience. (2019a).
Field experience: College of Nursing.Links to an external site.
to an external site.
· Walden University Field Experience. (2019b).
Student practicum resources: NP student orientationLinks to an external site.
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Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.
BY DAY 7
Complete your Journal Entry #3 Assignment.
SUBMISSION INFORMATION
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Rubric
PRAC_6541_Week11_Journal3_Rubric
PRAC_6541_Week11_Journal3_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 a 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 are 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
