Bi-weekly Practicum Journaling

Every two weeks, you will submit a reflective journal to the discussion forum for review by course faculty and your classmates. All are expected to engage and support one another by sharing these experiences in a supportive, constructive, and professional environment. Journaling is an active learning technique that is meant to enhance reflective practice (Blake, 2005). Reflective practice involves looking back over what has happened in the practice setting in an effort to improve performance or to encourage professional growth (Ruth-Sahd, 2003).

Your Weekly Practicum Journal is:

• A personal, introspective subjective account of your practicum experience and how your practicum experience relates to Healthy People 2020 and course objectives. Include events that occurred in your practicum experience, and be sure to describe your thoughts and feelings about those events.  How did your perceptions change? What did you learn that was unexpected? Describe your thinking about your thoughts and feelings regarding the new learning you experienced.
• Connected to South University’s College of Nursing Conceptual Framework Pillars (Caring, Communication, Critical Thinking, Professionalism, and Holism)
• Connected to prior coursework and experiences through reflective analysis.
• Written in a scholarly, academic style using APA style format. Two or three sentences are not sufficient nor are daily logs/reports of activities.

As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format. Support your work, using your course lectures and textbook readings. Helpful APA guides and resources are available in the South University Online Library. Below are guides that are located in the library and can be accessed and downloaded via the South University Online Citation Resources: APA Style page. The American Psychological Association website also provides detailed guidance on formatting, citations, and references at APA Style.

• APA Citation Helper
• APA Citations Quick Sheet
• APA-Style Formatting Guidelines for a Written Essay
• Basic Essay Template

References:

Blake, T. K. (2005). Journaling; An active learning technique. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, 2 (1), Article 7. doi: 10.2202/1548-923X.1116

Ruth-Sahd, L. (2003). Reflective practice: A critical analysis of data based studies and implications for nursing education. Journal of Nursing Education, 23(11), 488–497.

United States Department of Health and Human Services, Healthy People 2020. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives2020/overview.aspx?topicid=8

In this assignment, students will pull together the capstone project change proposal components they have been working on throughout the course to create a proposal inclusive of sections for each content focus area in the course. For this project, the student will apply evidence-based research steps and processes required as the foundation to address a clinically oriented problem or issue in future practice.

Develop a 1,250-1,500 written project that includes the following information as it applies to the problem, issue, suggestion, initiative, or educational need profiled in the capstone change proposal:

1. Background
2. Clinical problem statement.
3. Purpose of the change proposal in relation to providing patient care in the changing health care system.
4. PICOT question.
5. Literature search strategy employed.
6. Evaluation of the literature.
7. Applicable change or nursing theory utilized.
8. Proposed implementation plan with outcome measures.
9. Discussion of how evidence-based practice was used in creating the intervention plan.
10. Plan for evaluating the proposed nursing intervention.
11. Identification of potential barriers to plan implementation, and a discussion of how these could be overcome.
12. Appendix section, if tables, graphs, surveys, educational materials, etc. are created.

Review the feedback from your instructor on the Topic 3 assignment, PICOT Question Paper, and Topic 6 assignment, Literature Review. Use this feedback to make appropriate revisions to these before submitting.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

PLEASE FOLLOW RUBRICS

 Background of clinical problem are clearly and logically presented. Relevant support and rationale are evident. 

 Clinical problem statement is clearly and logically presented. Relevant support and rationale are evident. 

 Purpose of the change proposal in relation to providing patient care in the changing health care system is logically presented. Relevant support and rationale are eviden 

 Topic and criteria are clearly and logically presented. Relevant support and rationale are evident. 

 Topic and criteria are clearly and logically presented. Relevant support and rationale are evident. 

 Evaluation of literature is clearly and logically presented. Relevant support and rationale are evident. 

 Change or nursing theory is logically presented. Relevant support and rationale are evident. 

Implementation plan and outcome measures are clearly and logically presented. Relevant support and rationale are evident.  

 Use of evidence-based practice in intervention plan is clearly and logically presented. Relevant support and rationale are evident. 

 Plan for evaluating proposed nursing intervention is clearly and logically presented. Relevant support and rationale are evident. 

 Potential barriers and plan to overcome barriers are clearly and logically presented. Relevant support and rationale are evident. 

 Thesis is comprehensive and contains the essence of the paper. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear. 

 Clear and convincing argument that presents a persuasive claim in a distinctive and compelling manner. All sources are authoritative. 

 Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English. 

Three-part APA Paper….

Part 1: Reflect on how those experiences from the Discussion Post impact your nursing practice now?

Part 2: Discuss what ageing biases you have witnessed &/or perpetrated.

Part 3: Create a community education plan to address ageing bias.

The assignment should be written in an APA-formatted essay. The essay should be at least 1500 words in length and include at least two scholarly sources other than provided materials.

Instructions

Surveillance Database

Explore the CDC Wonder website. Select a potential health problem from the following CDC Wonder Databases:

• Environment
• Mortality
• Population

Tasks:

Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, research your selected surveillance database. Based on your research, create a 3- to 4-page Microsoft Word report that covers the following aspects in detail:

• Describe and explain the main surveillance data collected in the database of interest.
• Describe the aspects of how clinical and administrative systems contribute data used in public health surveillance.
• Analyze how existing surveillance systems and health information systems serve forces driving change, including healthcare reform and bioterrorism (anthrax, food/water contamination and air borne contaminations).

Submission Details:

• Support your responses with examples. Cite any sources in APA format.

Based on YOUR program of study, review the literature and address ONE the following:

• FNP/AGNP: Medicare reimbursement for NPs is 85% for the same health care that MDs receive at 100% reimbursement? Please address questions below and state your position on this mandate.
– Or –
• FNP/AGNP: What states have NP Full Practice Authority and which states have limitations or restrictions? How does this apply to your state? Please address these questions and state your position on the regulation within your state.

• Nurse Executive: What is value based care and how will it impact decisions made at the executive level relative to nursing and AP nursing? Please address and state your position on the regulation.

• Nurse Informaticists: What law(s) was/were enacted to regulate health information? Please address and state your position on this regulation.

• Nurse Educator: What agency regulates nursing education? Explain in detail.

For the above assignment,  use the following guide:

• Describe the current policy/status, which organization regulates and determine if it needs to change; if opposed to change, state why.
• Provide the process required to make the change with key players and parties of interest; identify the groups who are opposed
• Explain how AP roles (which ones) could lead the effort to make or influence the change in policy or keep the policy the same and the impact in healthcare quality.