Students are required to maintain weekly reflective narratives throughout the course to combine into one course-long reflective journal that integrates leadership and inquiry into current practice as it applies to the Professional Capstone and Practicum course.
In your journal, you will reflect on the personal knowledge and skills gained throughout this course. The journal should address a variable combination of the following, depending on your specific practice immersion clinical experiences:
New Practice Approaches
Interprofessional Collaboration
Health Care Delivery and Clinical Systems
Ethical Considerations in Health Care
Practices of Culturally Sensitive Care and Ensuring the Integrity of Human Dignity in the Care of all Patients
Population Health Concerns and Health Disparities
The Role of Technology in Improving Health Care Outcomes
Health Policy
Leadership and Economic Models
Students will outline what they have discovered about their professional practice, personal strengths and weaknesses that surfaced, additional resources and abilities that could be introduced to a given situation to influence optimal outcomes, and finally, how the student met the competencies aligned to this course.
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
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. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
Benchmark Information
This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:
RN to BSN
1.3: Understand and value the processes of critical thinking, ethical reasoning, and decision making.
2.6: Promote interprofessional collaborative communication with health care teams to provide safe and effective care.
3.2: Utilize patient care technology and information management systems.
4.2: Preserve the integrity and human dignity in the care of all patients.
5.5: Provide culturally sensitive care.
Creating a reflective journal for your Professional Capstone and Practicum course is a comprehensive task that integrates various facets of your learning and practice. It seems like you’re expected to compile reflections on your experiences and learning related to different aspects of healthcare and professional development.
To start, consider your immersion experiences and how they’ve impacted your understanding of:
- New Practice Approaches: Reflect on any innovative methods or approaches you encountered and how they might enhance patient care or healthcare systems.
- Interprofessional Collaboration: Detail instances where collaborative teamwork positively impacted patient outcomes or care delivery.
- Healthcare Delivery and Systems: Explore insights gained about healthcare systems, their strengths, weaknesses, and potential areas for improvement.
- Ethical Considerations: Discuss ethical dilemmas faced and how you navigated them, emphasizing the importance of ethics in healthcare.
- Culturally Sensitive Care: Reflect on the significance of cultural competence in patient care and how it impacts the integrity of human dignity.
- Population Health Concerns: Consider any disparities or concerns in healthcare affecting specific populations and how they can be addressed.
- Technology in Healthcare: Evaluate the role of technology in improving healthcare outcomes and its integration into practice.
- Health Policy and Leadership: Assess your understanding of health policy and its implications for leadership in healthcare settings.
In your reflections, focus on personal growth. Consider strengths and weaknesses revealed, resources or skills you utilized or discovered, and how you could apply these to optimize outcomes in future situations.
Regarding the competencies aligned with the course, emphasize how your reflections tie into each competency area outlined—like critical thinking, ethical reasoning, interprofessional collaboration, technological utilization, integrity in patient care, and culturally sensitive practice.
Remember, while APA style might not be required, it’s crucial to maintain clarity, coherence, and proper referencing if citations are needed. This assignment could be a great opportunity to synthesize your learning experiences and demonstrate your development as a professional in the healthcare field.