Practicum Experience Plan

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Record the required information in each area of the Practicum Experience Plan (PEP), including three (3) individualized Practicum Learning Objectives you will use to facilitate your learning during the Practicum experience. Part 1: Quarter/Term/Year and Contact Information: Identify Quarter/Term/Year: Identify Student Contact Information, including Name, Street Address, City, State, Zip, Home Phone, Work Phone, Cell Phone, Fax, and Walden University Email Identify Preceptor Contact Information, including Name, Organization, Street Address, City, State, Zip, Work Phone, Cell Phone, Fax, and Professional/Work Email.
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Part 2: Individualized Practicum Learning Objectives: Explain three Individualized Practicum Learning Objectives that address your self-assessment of the skills found in the Clinical Skills Self-Assessment, are SMART (i.e., Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Results-focused, Time-focused), and meet the requirements for this course. Each Practicum Learning Objective must describe planned activities, mode of assessment, and PRAC course outcome(s) addressed for the skills you would like to improve from your self-assessment. Select one nursing theory and one counseling/psychotherapy theory to best guide your clinical practice, explaining these 2 chosen theories with supporting evidenced-based literature.
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Part 3: Projected Timeline/Schedule: Describe your Practicum timeline/schedule, including Number of weekly hours projected to work on your Practicum Number of weekly hours for Professional Development, Number of weekly hours for Practicum Project. Per the Practicum guidelines, you may use no more than one-third of your hours for your Practicum Project.
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Written Expression and FormattingEnglish Writing Standards: Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation.
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A minimum of 80 patient encounters are required. ALL patient age populations must be seen across the lifespan (children, adolescents, adults, and older adults). Of those minimum 80 encounters, at least five patient encounters must be with age populations of children and adolescents (any combination to total at least a minimum of 5), and at least five patient encounters must be with age populations of adults and older adults (any combination to total at least a minimum of 5).
160 hours
8-24 hours a week
The last date should be 2/5/2012

Throughout this course, you will also keep a log of patient encounters using Meditrek. You must record at least 80 patients by the end of this practicum.

Types of Patients: Patients receiving care for psychiatric and substance use disorders across the lifespan to include children, adolescents, adults, and older adults. *
Types of Services: Assessment and diagnosis of children, adolescents, adults, and older adults with acute and chronic psychiatric and substance use disorders.

Demonstrate an understanding of the methods of inquiry used in their professional or academic field.
. Practice legal and ethical integrity in their professional work.
Effectively communicate their ideas and the rationale behind them to others.
. Support diversity and multiculturalism within their profession, communities, and society.

3. ReflectionThe ability to examine and assess ones own skills, strengths, weaknesses, and contributions and to
similarly, evaluate ones team and partners in ways that can contribute to improved efficacy

4. PracticeThe skills needed to plan, execute, manage, and evaluate a practical project to improve conditions or
seize an opportunity that would advance the common good

5. CollaborationThe ability to identify and connect with stakeholders, resources, experts, useful networks and
potential partners combined with the personal skills needed to work with others on joint projects

6. AdvocacyThe ability to deploy strategies and actions appropriate to raising awareness in others around an issue
or opportunity that calls for a response from them

7. Civic & Political EngagementThe skill to work with policy-makers at various levels in government, professional
organizations, and institutions to bring about improvement in rules, laws, policies, or practices

8. EthicsThe development of and commitment to a personal set of values, principles, attitudes, and personal
responses in relating to ones responsibilities, to others, and the wider world

9. LeadershipThe skill to guide, empower, facilitate, and assess the work of others, along with the ability to inspire
and motivate their efforts toward the common good

When setting sharp, clearly defined goals and objectives, you focus on what you wish to accomplish and how and when you will get there. Based on your assessment of your strengths and opportunities related to psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) clinical skills, you can develop goals and objectives for your clinical practicum that can guide your activities. What are some steps you can take on the way to a larger goal? How might you gain confidence in a clinical skill or seek out more opportunities to practice? What external activities might boost your professionalism or enhance your skill set? As you settle in at your practicum site, keep these questions in mind.

This week, you continue engaging with patients at your practicum site, recording your time and experiences in your Clinical Hour and Patient Logs. You will also develop a Practicum Experience Plan (PEP) made up of goals and objectives designed to formally identify specific categories of clinical skills and procedures you wish to achieve during your practicum experience. Finally, through this weeks reading selections, you can deepen your understanding of the psychiatric interview. Specific categories of clinical skills and procedures you wish to achieve during your practicum experience. Finally, through this weeks reading selections, you can deepen your understanding of the psychiatric interview.
Describe clinical hours and patient encounters
Develop a Practicum Experience Plan
Create a timeline of practicum activities based on your practicum requirements
Describe clinical hours and patient encounters
Develop a Practicum Experience Plan
Create a timeline of practicum activities based on your practicum requirements

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