Practicum Professional Development Objectives: Progress Appraisal

The practicum provides the opportunity not only to design a project but to develop your own skills, competencies, and practical understanding of the nurse executive role. How have your experiences thus far contributed to your growth? What difficulties, if any, have you experienced, and how might they affect the achievement of your practicum professional development objectives? In what ways has your Preceptor mentored you and illuminated what it means to be a nurse executive? Photo Credit: Getty Images In this Discussion, you check in with yourself and with colleagues to determine how you are advancing toward your practicum professional development objectives. To prepare: Reflect on the practicum professional development objectives you developed and outlined in your Professional Experience Plan in Week 2. Keeping in mind the practicum activities you have engaged in thus far, consider the following questions: How have these activities helped to promote your professional development? How were potential barriers/challenges in the practice setting managed? Are you satisfied with your progress toward meeting your objectives?Practicum Professional Development Objectives: Progress Appraisal.  If not, what will you do to ensure you achieve them before the end of your practicum experience? As a reminder, you must complete all of your practicum hours on or before Day 5 of Week 10. What challenges or unexpected opportunities have arisen at your practicum site? How has this affected your professional development? Think about the experiences you may have in the forthcoming weeks. Do you foresee any particular challenges on the horizon? If so, what is your plan for addressing those challenges? Think about the time you have spent with your Preceptor. How has this time enhanced or changed your understanding of the role and functions of a nurse executive? By Day 3 Post an assessment of your progress toward achieving your practicum professional development objectives, including how your involvement in specific practicum activities has contributed to your development. Explain what you will do to ensure you achieve your objectives by the end of your practicum. Summarize obstacles or unexpected opportunities that have arisen, as well as any challenges that you anticipate may arise. Explain how you will address those challenges. Finally, summarize what you have learned about the role and functions of a nurse executive through time spent with your Preceptor. Learning Resources Required Readings (click to expand/reduce) Ahn, Y.-H., & Choi, J. (2019, February). Incivility experiences in clinical practicum education among nursing students. Nurse Education Today, 73, 48–53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2018.11.015 Dolan, D. M., & Wilson, P. (2019, August). Triad mentoring model: Framing an academic–clinical partnership program. Journal of Nursing Education, 58(8), 463–467.Practicum Professional Development Objectives: Progress Appraisal.  https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20190719-05

Practicum Professional Development Objectives: Progress Appraisal

Based on my self-assessment, I have been able to come up with goals and objectives that I aim to achieve in my upcoming practicum experience. In line with these goals and objectives, I will be able to improve my skills and expertise relative to the required competencies. During my practicum experience, I look forward to developing my practical skills and knowledge through my role as a nurse educator. Clinical skills such as handling patients and generally being able to run a floor without having to rely on others to give me instructions and show me what I am supposed to do is equally important (Fuentes-Pumarola et al., 2016). I aim to be able to independently conduct my duties as a nurse and doing so diligently. Practicum Professional Development Objectives: Progress Appraisal