Nursing Education Practicum Documentation (N.E.P.D.) Goals Form

Nursing Education Practicum Documentation (NEPD)
Goals Form
NUR-665E Nursing Education Practicum – Weeks 1 and 16
Directions: Complete the documentation form. The form will expand for as long as you type. You will be submitting this document in both Week 1 and Week 16. The top section is due Week 1 and the bottom section is due Week 16.
Overall Practicum Goals (Week 1)
Overall Practicum Goals: Use the S.M.A.R.T. goal format to create goals you have for your overall practicum experience. Be sure your goals are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time bound (S.M.A.R.T. goals). Type your five practicum goals in the space below. Consider what you want to accomplish during this practicum course. You may choose to focus in on a specific aspect of nursing education or a variety of nursing education experiences within your selected practicum setting and population. Review these goals with your preceptor/mentor prior to submission or as soon as possible.
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Evaluation of Overall Practicum Goals (Week 16)
Review the goals you wrote in Week 1 and write a reflection for each one of them. Include whether or not you met your goals and provide some detail about the process.
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Example S.M.A.R.T. Goals:
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S: I will develop a learning needs questionnaire and administer it to my students to assess their learning needs regarding my lesson plan topic.
M: My success with this goal will be measured by my preceptor/mentor's review/critique of my questionnaire, discussion of the results obtained, and self-reflection on the process and results
A: I can attain this goal during my practicum.
R: Learning needs are relevant to developing the lesson plan for students at my practicum site.
T: I will achieve this goal by X date.
ASSIGNMENT
Assessment Description
The "Nursing Education Practicum Documentation (NEPD) Forms" provide weekly, competency-based documentation of clinical practicum activities and are utilized by learners to communicate practicum experiences to course faculty. Be sure to read the instructions on the form for information on how to complete the assignment before you begin.
In your first NEPD form, complete the "Overall Practicum Goals (Week 1)" section of the "Nursing Education Practicum Documentation (NEPD) Goals Form" by writing the overall goals (S.M.A.R.T goals or objectives) for your practicum. You will re-address these goals in the second part of the form during Topic 16 to evaluate if they have been met.
When completing the "Nursing Education Practicum Documentation (NEPD) Goals Form," use the S.M.A.R.T. goal format to write goals you have for your overall practicum experience. Consider what you want to accomplish during this practicum experience. Keep your goals broad enough to cover everything that you would like to accomplish during your practicum experience. You may choose to focus on a specific aspect of nursing education or may choose to sample a variety of nursing education experiences within your selected practicum experience.
APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.
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 not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.
Attachments
NUR-665E-RS-NEPDGoalsForm-Topic
RUBRIC
Criteria Description
Five goals for the overall practicum experience.
5. Target
19 points
Five goals for the overall practicum experience are thorough and include all S.M.A.R.T. criteria.
4. Acceptable
17.48 points
Five goals for the overall practicum experience are detailed and include all S.M.A.R.T. criteria.
3. Approaching
16.72 points
Five goals for the overall practicum experience are present and include all S.M.A.R.T. criteria.
2. Insufficient
15.2 points
Five goals for the overall practicum experience are present, but do not include all S.M.A.R.T. criteria, lack detail, or are incomplete.
1. Unsatisfactory
0 points
Five goals for the overall practicum experience are not present.
collapse Mechanics of Writing assessment
Mechanics of Writing
1 points
Criteria Description
Includes spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar, language use, sentence structure, etc.
5. Target
1 points
No mechanical errors are present. Skilled control of language choice and sentence structure are used throughout.
4. Acceptable
0.92 points
Occasional mechanical errors are present. Language choice is generally appropriate. Varied sentence structure is attempted.
3. Approaching
0.88 points
Few mechanical errors are present. Suitable language choice and sentence structure are used.
2. Insufficient
0.8 points
Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors are present. Inconsistencies in language choice or sentence structure are recurrent.
1. Unsatisfactory
0 points
Errors in grammar or syntax are pervasive and impede meaning. Incorrect language choice or sentence structure errors are found throughout