Practicum Experience Plan

Practicum Experience Plan

 

Part 2: Individualized Practicum LearningObjectives

Objective 1: Perform comprehensive patient assessment for at least 10 patients per week.

Planned Activities: Obtain patients’ subjective history; Perform physical examination; Conduct Mental status exam; Order and interpret diagnostic tests

Mode of Assessment: Weekly clinical hours; Number of patients assessed per week.

PRAC Course Outcome(s) Addressed:

• (4) – Analyze cases involving advanced care of patients across the lifespan in mental health settings.

 

Objective 2: Develop at least three differential diagnoses for each of the ten patients assessed per week.

 

Planned Activities: Review the DSM-V to guide in identifying differential diagnoses. Collaborate with my preceptor to identify differentials

 

Mode of Assessment: Weekly clinical hours; Number of patients assessed per week; Differential diagnoses developed for each patient.

PRAC Course Outcome(s) Addressed:

 

• (4) – Analyze cases involving advanced care of patients across the lifespan in mental health settings.

 

Objective 3: Develop at least ten psychotherapeutic treatment plans for patients diagnosed with mental disorders per week.

Planned Activities: Collaborate with my preceptor in developing psychotherapeutic treatment plans; Participate in psychotherapy sessions.

 

Mode of Assessment: Weekly clinical hours; Number of patients assessed per week; Number of psychotherapy plans developed per week.

 

PRAC Course Outcome(s) Addressed:

 

• (4) – Analyze cases involving advanced care of patients across the lifespan in mental health settings.

 

Theories to Guide Clinical Practice

Nursing theories provide valuable information about best practices in nursing and guide clinical practice. Theories are frameworks of concepts and purposes that guide nursing practice at a more concrete and specific level (Brandão et al., 2019). Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring will guide my clinical practice during the practicum. The theory states that nursing promotes health, prevents illness, cares for the sick, and restores health. It focuses on how nurses and the treatment plans they implement can promote health and prevent sicknesses (Alharbi & Baker, 2020). Watson’s theory also emphasizes that all patients are unique. Therefore, nurses should provide treatment based on the possible progress for an individual patient instead of providing treatment based on a general assessment. The primary concept of Watson’s Theory is that personalized care can help patients recover faster, and caring environments can be comprehensive (Alharbi & Baker, 2020). The theory will guide me in developing individualized treatment plans for patients and implementing interventions that will promote and restore the mental health of my clients.

Psychotherapy theories provide therapists and counselors with a framework that interprets a client’s thoughts, feelings, and behavior. The theories also help them navigate a patient’s journey from diagnosis to post-treatment. Cognitive theory is the selected psychotherapy theory to guide my clinical practice. The theory focuses on how individuals’ thoughts can change feelings and behaviors (Leichsenring et al., 2018). Psychotherapy guided by cognitive theory is brief and focused on problem-solving. I will apply cognitive theory in practice to assess how clients’ distorted thinking patterns have affected their feelings, behavior, and current situation.

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Timeline of Practicum Activities

Objective	Main Activities	Timeline
1	i.            Conducting comprehensive patient assessment ii.            Perform MSEs	10 assessments weekly.
2	i.            Developing differential diagnoses	30 differential diagnoses weekly
3	ii.            Developing psychotherapeutic treatment plans	10 treatment plans weekly

 

Part 4 – Signatures

 

Student Signature (electronic):                                Date:

 

Practicum Faculty Signature (electronic)**:          Date:

 

 

** Faculty signature signifies approval of Practicum Experience Plan (PEP)

 

Submit your Practicum Experience Plan on or before Day 7 of Week 2for faculty review and approval.

 

Once approved, you will receive a copy of the PEP for your records. You must share an approved copy with your Preceptor. The Preceptor is not required to sign this form.

 

References

Alharbi, K., & Baker, D. O. G. (2020). Jean Watson’s middle range theory of human caring: A critique. International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Scientific Research (IJAMSR) ISSN: 2581-4281, 3 (1), 1-14. : https://doi.org/10.31426/ijamsr.2020.3.1.3011

Brandão, M. A. G., Barros, A. L. B. L. D., Caniçali, C., Bispo, G. S., & Lopes, R. O. P. (2019). Nursing theories in the conceptual expansion of good practices in nursing. Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 72, 577-581. https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0395

Leichsenring, F., Abbass, A., Hilsenroth, M. J., Luyten, P., Munder, T., Rabung, S., & Steinert, C. (2018). “Gold standards,” plurality and monocultures: The need for diversity in psychotherapy. Frontiers in psychiatry, 9, 159. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00159

 

Assignment 2: Practicum Experience Plan (PEP)

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As you establish your goals and objectives for this course, you are committing to an organized plan that will frame your practicum experience in a clinical setting, including planned activities, assessment, and achievement of defined outcomes. In particular, they must address the categories of clinical reasoning, quality in your clinical specialty, and interpersonal collaborative practice.

For this Assignment, you will consider the areas you aim to focus on to gain practical experience as an advanced practice nurse. Then, you will develop a Practicum Experience Plan (PEP) containing the objectives you will fulfill in order to achieve your aims. For this practicum experience, be sure to develop goals and objectives that allow you to synthesize knowledge and skills related to assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning.

To Prepare
Review your Clinical Skills Self-Assessment Form you submitted last week and think about areas for which you would like to gain application-level experience and/or continued growth as an advanced practice nurse. How can your experiences in the practicum help you achieve these aims? 
Review the information related to developing objectives provided in this week’s Learning Resources. Your practicum learning objectives that you want to achieve during your practicum experience must be:
Specific 
Measurable 
Attainable 
Results-focused 
Time-bound
Reflective of the higher-order domains of Bloom’s taxonomy (i.e., application level and above) 
Discuss your professional aims and your proposed practicum objectives with your Preceptor to ascertain if the necessary resources are available at your practicum site.
Select one nursing theory and one counseling/psychotherapy theory to best guide your clinical practice. Explain why you selected these theories. Support your approach with evidence-based literature.
Create a timeline of practicum activities that demonstrates how you plan to meet these goals and objectives based on your practicum requirements.
The Assignment
Record the required information in each area of the Practicum Experience Plan template, including 3–4 measurable practicum learning objectives you will use to facilitate your learning during the practicum experience.