Journal Entry #1
Critical reflection of your growth and development during your 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 a Journal Entry reflecting on your clinical strengths and opportunities for improvement.
Resources
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
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To prepare:
· Refer to your FNP Clinical Skills and Procedures Self-Assessment Form from your previous assignment in this week and consider your strengths and opportunities for improvement.
Journal Entry (450–500 words):
· Explain what most excites and/or concerns you about pediatric clinical experiences. Include a description of your strengths and weaknesses in terms of working with children and how these strengths and weaknesses might impact your Practicum experience.
· Discuss your personal definition of family and family roles that might impact the assessment of a child and his or her family. Also expand your discussion on the challenges of working with families. Explain how you would handle parents that do not want to vaccinate children.
· Then, explain how culture (both the culture of the provider and that of the child and his or her family) may further influence the assessment.
· Select and explain a nursing theory to guide your practice with pediatric patients.
By Day 7
Complete your Journal Entry #1 Assignment.
submission information
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4. Rubric
PRAC_6541_Week1_Journal1_Rubric
PRAC_6541_Week1_Journal1_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 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 ptsFairReflection 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 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 student’s 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 student’s 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 errors 4 to >3.0 ptsGoodContains 1-2 APA errors 3 to >1.0 ptsFairContains 3-5 APA errors 1 to >0 ptsPoorContains > 5 APA errors | 5 pts |
Total Points: 100
