Practicum Professional Development Objectives: Progress Appraisal

Master of Science in Nursing

Course Description

Students in this course apply the MSN curriculum experience by translating knowledge into practice through participation in professional activities and the development of a culminating project. Students apply theory, principles, and concepts related to their area of specialization in order to enhance nursing practice and promote positive social change. Note: This course requires a minimum of 144 practicum hours. *

*Note: Students enrolled in the Nursing Informatics specialization will have already completed 72 hours of a practicum experience in NURS 6431. This course provides an additional 144 practicum hours.

Complete each section below.

Section 1: Quarter/Term/Year and Contact Information

Quarter/Term/Year: 2017 Spring Qtr 02/27-05/21

Student Contact Information

Name:

Street Address:

City, State, Zip: Columbia, MD, 21044

Home Phone:

Work Phone:

Cell Phone:

Fax: N/A

E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]

Preceptor Contact Information

Name:

Organization: Mercy Medical Center

Street Address: 345 St Paul Pl,

City, State, Zip: Baltimore, MD, 21202

Work Phone:

Cell Phone:

Fax: N/A

E-mail: @mdmercy.com

Section 2: Practicum Professional Development Objectives

Refer to the instructions in Week 1 to create practicum professional development objectives that meet the requirements for this course.

Objective 1: To focus on the basic understanding of patient data, critical analysis of the data to improve efficiency, and learn about existing systems in the field of nursing informatics.

Objective 2: To be engaged in assimilating the detailed knowledge within the Practicum to gain many skills relating to safety, equality, and mechanism applied in securing quality.

Objective 3: To provide an efficient nursing leadership in the future, I ought to get involved in various leaderships seminars or meetings within the Practicum Experience Forums as directed by my preceptor.

Section 3: Projected Timeline/Schedule

Estimate how many hours you expect to work on your practicum each week. Per the practicum guidelines, you may use half your hours for professional development and up to half for your Practicum Project (i.e., 72 hours to accomplish your practicum professional development objectives and 72 hours to complete your Practicum Project objectives, which you will establish later in this course).

This timeline is intended as a planning tool; your actual schedule may differ from the projections you are making now.

I intend to complete the 144 practicum hours according to the following timeline/schedule:

Section 4 - Signatures

Student Signature (electronic): Anne Marie Wouapet Date: 03/03/2017

Practicum Faculty Signature (electronic)**: Date:

** Faculty signature signifies approval of Practicum Professional Experience Plan (PPEP)

Submit your Practicum Professional Experience Plan on or before Day 7 of Week 1 for Faculty review and approval.

Once approved, you will receive a copy of the PPEP for your records. You must share an approved copy with your Preceptor. The Preceptor is not required to sign this form.

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