Week 1 Assignment 2: Clinical Skills and Procedures Self-Assessment/PRAC 6531

Week 1 Assignment 2: Clinical Skills and Procedures Self-Assessment/PRAC 6531

Week 1 Assignment 2: Clinical Skills and Procedures Self-Assessment/PRAC 6531

Before embarking on any professional or academic activity, it is important to understand the background, knowledge, and experience you bring to it. You might ask yourself “What do I already know? What do I need to know? And what do I want to know?” This critical self-reflection is especially important for developing clinical skills, such as those for advanced practice nursing.

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The Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Procedures List and Resource Review and FNP Clinical Skills and Procedures Self-Assessment Form or Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP) Clinical Skills Resource List and AGPCNP Clinical Skills and Procedures Self-Assessment Form provided in the Learning Resources can be used to celebrate your progress throughout your practicum and identify skills gaps. The lists cover all necessary skills you should demonstrate during your practicum course.

For this Assignment, you assess where you are now in your clinical skill development and make plans for your practicum. Specifically, you will identify strengths and opportunities for improvement regarding the required practicum skills and procedures.

In this practicum experience, when developing your goals and objectives, be sure to keep adult health guidelines and best practices in mind.

Resources

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.

Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.

WEEKLY RESOURCES

Learning Resources

Required Readings

Advanced Nursing Practice Competencies and Guidelines

American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2010). Adult-Gerontology primary care nurse practitioner competencies

Links to an external site.. https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.nonpf.org/resource/resmgr/competencies/adult-geropccomps2010.pdf?hhSearchTerms=Adult-GeroPCComps2010+and+pdf

National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS). (2018). Family across the lifespan: The viability of taking pediatric and adult-gerontology certification examinations to attain CNS population certification in family across the lifespan.

Links to an external site. http://www.nacns.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Report-FINAL-4-3-18.pdf Links to an external site.

The National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) (n.d.). National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties

Links to an external site.. https://www.nonpf.org/

The National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties. (2012). Nurse practitioner core competencies.

Links to an external site. https://www.pncb.org/sites/default/files/2017-02/NONPF_Core_Competencies.pdf

Links to an external site.

Chatterjee, D., & Corral, J. (2017). How to write well-defined learning objectives

Links to an external site.. The Journal of Education in Perioperative Medicine, 19(4). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5944406/

Practicum Resources

Document: Practicum Site Information Form (Word document)

Download Practicum Site Information Form (Word document)

Document: FNP Clinical Skills List and Resource Review (Word document)

Download FNP Clinical Skills List and Resource Review (Word document)

Document: FNP Procedures List and Resource Review (Word document)

Download FNP Procedures List and Resource Review (Word document)

Document: FNP Clinical Skills and Procedures Self-Assessment Form (Word document)

Download FNP Clinical Skills and Procedures Self-Assessment Form (Word document)

Document: AGPCNP Clinical Skills List and Resource Review (Word document)

Download AGPCNP Clinical Skills List and Resource Review (Word document)

Document: AGPCNP Procedure List and Resource Review (Word document)

Download AGPCNP Procedure List and Resource Review (Word document)

Document: AGPCNP Clinical Skills and Procedures Self-Assessment Form (Word document)

Download AGPCNP Clinical Skills and Procedures Self-Assessment Form (Word document)

HSoft Corporation. (2019). Meditrek: Home.

Links to an external site. https://edu.meditrek.com/Default.html

Note: Use this website to log into Meditrek to report your clinical hours and patient encounters.

Walden University Field Experience. (2019a). Field experience: College of Nursing

Links to an external site.. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/fieldexperience/son/home

Walden University Field Experience. (2019b). Student practicum resources: NP student orientation.

Links to an external site. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/StudentPracticum/NP_StudentOrientation

Walden University. (2019). MSN nurse practitioner practicum manual.

Links to an external site. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/fieldexperience/son/formsanddocuments

To prepare:

Review the resources and clinical skills in the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Procedures List and Resource Review and FNP Clinical Skills and Procedures Self-Assessment Form or Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP) Clinical Skills Resource List and AGPCNP Clinical Skills and Procedures Self-Assessment Form specific to your selected NP track. It is recommended that you print out these documents to serve as guides throughout your practicum. 

Download the Clinical Skills and Procedures Self-Assessment Form that applies to your NP track to complete this Assignment. 

Assignment

Using the Clinical Skills and Procedures Self-Assessment Form specific to your NP track (i.e., FNP or AGPCNP):

Rate yourself according to your confidence level performing the procedures identified on the Clinical Skills and Procedures Self-Assessment Form.

Based on your ratings, summarize your strengths and opportunities for improvement.

Based on your self-assessment and theory of nursing practice, develop 3–4 goals and objectives for this practicum experience. Include them on the designated area of the form.

** YOU MUST HAVE 3 NEW OBJECTIVES EACH QUARTER. You may include previous practicum objectives; however, you still must have 3 new objectives for your current course.

By Day 7

Submit your completed FNP or AGPCNP Clinical Skills and Procedures Self-Assessment Form.

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Rubric

PRAC_6531_Week1_Assignment2_Rubric

PRAC_6531_Week1_Assignment2_Rubric

Criteria Ratings Pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Rate yourself according to your confidence level performing the procedures identified on the Clinical Skills and Procedures Self-Assessment Form.
25 to >22.0 pts

Excellent

The response provides ratings for all procedures on the form.

22 to >19.5 pts

Good

The response provides ratings for most of the procedures on the form.

19.5 to >17.0 pts

Fair

The response provides ratings for some of the procedures on the form.

17 to >0 pts

Poor

The response provides ratings for only a few procedures on the form, or ratings are missing.
25 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Based on your ratings, summarize your strengths and opportunities for improvement.
30 to >26.0 pts

Excellent

The response provides an accurate, clear, and complete summary of both the strengths and opportunities for improvement.

26 to >23.0 pts

Good

The response provides an accurate summary of both the strengths and opportunities for improvement.

23 to >20.0 pts

Fair

The response provides a vague, inaccurate, or incomplete summary of both the strengths and opportunities for improvement.

20 to >0 pts

Poor

The response provides a vague, inaccurate, or incomplete summary of the strengths and/or opportunities for improvement, or the summaries are missing.
30 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Based on your self-assessment and theory of nursing practice, develop 3-4 goals and objectives for this Practicum experience. Include them on the designated area of the form.

30 to >26.0 pts

Excellent

The response provides 3–4 clear and appropriate goals and objectives for the practicum experience.

26 to >23.0 pts

Good

The response provides 3–4 appropriate goals and objectives for the practicum experience.

23 to >20.0 pts

Fair

The response provides 3–4 unclear or inappropriate goals and objectives for the practicum experience.

20 to >0 pts

Poor

The response provides 3–4 unclear or inappropriate goals and objectives for the practicum experience, or goals and objectives are missing.

30 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Written Expression and Formatting – Paragraph Development and Organization: Paragraphs make clear points that support well-developed ideas, flow logically, and demonstrate continuity of ideas. Sentences are carefully focused—neither long and rambling nor short and lacking substance. A clear and comprehensive purpose statement and introduction is provided which delineates all required criteria.
5 to >4.0 pts

Excellent

Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity. A clear and comprehensive purpose statement, introduction, and conclusion is provided which delineates all required criteria.

4 to >3.5 pts

Good

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Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity 80% of the time. Purpose, introduction, and conclusion of the assignment is stated, yet is brief and not descriptive.

3.5 to >3.0 pts

Fair

Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity 60%–79% of the time. Purpose, introduction, and conclusion of the assignment is vague or off topic.

3 to >0 pts

Poor

Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity < 60% of the time. No purpose statement, introduction, or conclusion was provided.
5 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Written Expression and Formatting – English writing standards: Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation

5 to >4.0 pts

Excellent

Uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation with no errors.

4 to >3.5 pts

Good

Contains a few (1 or 2) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.

3.5 to >3.0 pts

Fair

Contains several (3 or 4) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.

3 to >0 pts

Poor

Contains many (≥ 5) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors that interfere with the reader’s understanding.
5 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Written Expression and Formatting – The paper follows correct APA format for title page, headings, font, spacing, margins, indentations, page numbers, parenthetical/in-text citations, and reference list.

5 to >4.0 pts

Excellent

Uses correct APA format with no errors.

4 to >3.5 pts

Good

Contains a few (1 or 2) APA format errors.

3.5 to >3.0 pts

Fair

Contains several (3 or 4) APA format errors.

3 to >0 pts

Poor

Contains many (≥ 5) APA format errors.

5 pts