Journal Entry
To PrepareRefer to the Population-Focused Nurse Practitioner Competencies in the Learning Resources, and consider the quality measures or indicators advanced practice nurses must possess in your specialty.Refer to your Clinical Skills Self-Assessment Form you submitted in Week 1 and consider your strengths and opportunities for improvement.Refer to your Patient Log ; consider the patient activities you have experienced in your practicum experience and reflect on your observations and experiences.In 450500 words, address the following:Learning From ExperiencesRevisit the goals and objectives from your Practicum Experience Plan. Explain the degree to which you achieved each during the practicum experience.Reflect on the 3 most challenging patients you encountered during the practicum experience. What was most challenging about each?What did you learn from this experience?What resources were available?What evidence-based practice did you use for the patients?What would you do differently?How are you managing patient flow and volume? How can you apply your growing skillset to be a social change agent within your community?Communicating and FeedbackReflect on how you might improve your skills and knowledge and how to communicate those efforts to your Preceptor.Answer these questions: How am I doing? What is missing?Reflect on the formal and informal feedback you received from your Preceptor.
