N2511- CLINICAL PREPAREDNESS – Description
Discussion
Purpose
The purpose of the graded collaborative discussions is to engage faculty and students in an interactive dialogue to assist the student in organizing, integrating, applying, and critically appraising scholarly literature. Meaningful dialogue among faculty and students fosters the development of a learning community as ideas, perspectives, and knowledge are shared.?This discussion will support the professional formation of the nurse practitioner role.
Course?Outcomes
This discussion enables the student to meet the following course outcome:
CO 6: Demonstrate novice level proficiency in prioritizing patient needs (PO 5)
Due Date
Initial posts are due to the discussion forum by?Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. MT. Instructor and peer responses are due?by?Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MT.?Students must post on a minimum of two separate days.?A 10% late penalty will be imposed for discussions posted after the deadline?Wednesday?at 11:59 p.m. MT,?regardless of the number of days late. NOTHING will be accepted after 11:59?p.m.?MT on Sunday (i.e.,?the?student will receive an automatic 0).
Total Points Possible
This discussion is worth a total of 50 points.
Preparing the Assignment
Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the discussion. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.
Include the following sections:
Application?of?Course?Knowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail.
Provide the following information for each clinical site (if more than one, list each separately):
Name of site
Location (city, state)
Type of practice (i.e., internal medicine (IM),?pediatrics (Peds), family practice (FP))
Age restrictions of clients, if any (i.e., this office does not see children under the age of 12, etc.)
Anticipated clinical schedule
Number of students precepted by the preceptor(s) at the same time
What are your goals for practicum?
What are your goals for the first day?
What do you hope to achieve by the end of the session?
Review the Family Nurse Practitioner Practicum Procedures and Experiences?ListLinks to an external site.. How can you use this document to help guide your first clinical rotation?
Discuss your feelings about starting your first practicum rotation:
How do you expect the experience will compare to undergraduate clinical rotations? What qualities will be the same, and what will be different?
What adjectives describe how you will meet the opportunities and challenges of your practicum?
Identify?two factors that may bar your success in completing clinical requirements.?Identify two facilitators to overcome the identified barriers and support your success in completing clinical requirements.
The use of evidence-based guidelines is essential for practice. Discuss three resources will you use in the clinical setting to identify the most recent clinical practice guidelines.
Integration of Evidence: Integrate relevant scholarly sources as defined by program expectationsLinks to an external site.:
Cite a scholarly source in the initial post.
Cite a scholarly source in one faculty response post.
Cite a scholarly source in one peer post.
Accurately analyze, synthesize, and/or apply principles from evidence with no more than one short quote (15 words or less) for the week.
Include a minimum of two different scholarly sources per week. Cite all references and provide references for all citations.
Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue: Engage peers and faculty by asking questions, and offering new insights, applications, perspectives, information, or implications for practice.
Peer Response: Respond to at least one peer on a topic other than the initially assigned topic.
Faculty Response: Respond to at least one faculty post.
Communicate using respectful, collegial language and terminology appropriate to advanced nursing practice.
Professionalism in Communication: Communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation.
Reference Citation:?Use current APA format to format citations and references and is free of errors.
Wednesday Participation Requirement: Provide?a?substantive?response to the graded?discussion?topic (not?a?response?to a peer or faculty),?by?Wednesday,?11:59 p.m. MT?of?each week.
Total Participation Requirement: Provide at least three substantive posts (one to the initial question or topic, one to a student?peer,?and one to a faculty question)?on two different days during the week.
**To view the grading criteria/rubric, please click on the 3 dots in the box at the end of the solid gray bar above the discussion board title and then Show Rubric.?
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