NURS 8502 Practicum Objectives
NURS 8502 Practicum Objectives
This course includes a 160-hour practicum as part of the clinical hours that are required for the DNP credential. The Practicum Experience enables you to explore key issues related to your specialty practice and to refine your leadership skills as you work with others at your practicum site. To guide you through your practicum hours, you will develop practicum objectives.
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To Prepare
Review the Practicum Journal Document.
Begin to think about learning objectives that would guide your practicum hours, as well as the activities you will undertake to achieve those objectives. Refer to the DNP Essentials and your specialty competencies to inform your development of the learning objectives.
Note: You are required to keep a log of the time you spend related to your practicum experience. You can access your time log from the Welcome page in your Meditrek account. Please be sure to continuously input your hours throughout the term. Time logs are reviewed by your Instructors in Weeks 3, 7, and 11.
The Assignment: (1–2 pages)
List your practicum objectives that you have identified. The number of practicum objectives will vary based on your practicum experience.
Describe key activities associated with your practicum objectives. Be specific.
You will have an opportunity to resubmit, after Faculty feedback, in Week 2.
Reminder: The College of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, and references. The Walden Writing Center Sample Paper provides an example of those required elements (available at https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/templates/general#s-lg-box-20293632). All papers submitted must use this formatting.
Submit your Assignment by Day 7 of Week 1.
Submission and Grading Information
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Grading Criteria
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Week 1 Assignment 1
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Identify practicum objectives to guide your practicum hours.
Points Range: 45 (45%) – 50 (50%)
The response accurately and clearly identifies practicum objectives.
The response includes relevant, specific, and appropriate objectives that fully support the practicum experience.
Points Range: 40 (40%) – 44 (44%)
The response accurately identifies practicum objectives.
The response includes relevant, specific, and accurate objectives that support the practicum experience.
Points Range: 35 (35%) – 39 (39%)
The response inaccurately or vaguely identifies practicum objectives.
The response includes inaccurate and irrelevant objectives that may support the practicum experience.
Points Range: 0 (0%) – 34 (34%)
The response inaccurately and vaguely identifies practicum objectives, or it is missing.
The response includes inaccurate and vague objectives that do not support the practicum experience, or it is missing.
Summarize activities you will undertake to achieve your practicum objectives.
Points Range: 32 (32%) – 35 (35%)
The response accurately and clearly summarizes in detail the activities associated with the objectives.
The response accurately and clearly evaluates each of the variables presented.
Points Range: 28 (28%) – 31 (31%)
The response accurately summarizes the activities associated with the objectives.
The response accurately evaluates each of the variables presented.
Points Range: 25 (25%) – 27 (27%)
The response inaccurately or vaguely summarizes the activities associated with the objectives.
The response inaccurately or vaguely evaluates each of the variables presented.
Points Range: 0 (0%) – 24 (24%)
The response inaccurately and vaguely summarizes the activities associated with the objectives, or it is missing.
The response inaccurately and vaguely evaluates each of the variables presented, or it is missing.
Written Expression and Formatting – Paragraph Development and Organization:
Paragraphs make clear points that support well-developed ideas, flow logically, and demonstrate continuity of ideas. Sentences are carefully focused—neither long and rambling nor short and lacking substance. A clear and comprehensive purpose statement and introduction is provided which delineates all required criteria.
Points Range: 5 (5%) – 5 (5%)
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity.
A clear and comprehensive purpose statement, introduction, and conclusion is provided which delineates all required criteria.
Points Range: 4 (4%) – 4 (4%)
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity 80% of the time. Purpose, introduction, and conclusion of the assignment is stated, yet is brief and not descriptive.
Points Range: 3.5 (3.5%) – 3.5 (3.5%)
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity 60%–79% of the time.
Purpose, introduction, and conclusion of the assignment is vague or off topic.
Points Range: 0 (0%) – 3 (3%)
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity < 60% of the time.
No purpose statement, introduction, or conclusion was provided.
Written Expression and Formatting – English writing standards:
Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation
Points Range: 5 (5%) – 5 (5%)
Uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation with no errors.
Points Range: 4 (4%) – 4 (4%)
Contains a few (1 or 2) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.
Points Range: 3.5 (3.5%) – 3.5 (3.5%)
Contains several (3 or 4) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.
Points Range: 0 (0%) – 3 (3%)
Contains many (≥ 5) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors that interfere with the reader’s understanding.
Written Expression and Formatting – The paper follows correct APA format for title page, headings, font, spacing, margins, indentations, page numbers, parenthetical/in-text citations, and reference list.
Points Range: 5 (5%) – 5 (5%)
Uses correct APA format with no errors.
Points Range: 4 (4%) – 4 (4%)
Contains a few (1 or 2) APA format errors.
Points Range: 3.5 (3.5%) – 3.5 (3.5%)
Contains several (3 or 4) APA format errors.
Points Range: 0 (0%) – 3 (3%)
Contains many (≥ 5) APA format errors.
Total Points: 100
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