Graduate Practicum Learning Contract

Student Name: Stephany Villacres, BSN, RN Practicum hours to be completed 56 hours

Student Delhi E-mail Address: xxxx@live.delhi.edu Student Phone Number: 347-xxx-xxxx

Course Faculty Name: Katherine Quartuccio, DNP, RN Course Faculty Phone Number: 607-xxx-xxxx

Course Faculty Delhi E-mail Address: xxxx@delhi.edu Course#/Semester/Session/Year: NURS 605 / Fall / Session K / 2018

Preceptor #1
Preceptor Name: Nadeen Robinson, MSN, RN Preceptor E-mail Address: xxxxx@gmail.com

Practicum Site: Mercy College/New York Unit/Department for Practicum: 6GN Medical Surgical Unit
Presbyterian CUMC
Preceptor Current Employment New York Presbyterian Hospital – Oncology Step-down 6HN
Location and Unit/Department: Mercy College – Clinical Educator

Preceptor #2
Preceptor Name: Preceptor E-mail Address:

Practicum Site: Unit/Department for Practicum:

Preceptor Current Employment

Location and Unit/Department:

Start Date: 10/24/2018 Completion Date: 12/12/2018

Practicum Goal and Focus
My goal is to learn how to use different teaching strategies to effectively educate students on the management of disease processes to improve health
outcomes.

Column A Column B Column C

Practicum Outcomes: (must write 4 outcomes).
By the end of the course, the MSN student will:
evaluate the appropriate teaching strategy for
1 educating students on the disease process of
diabetes and the administration of insulin.
Learning Activities to Accomplish the Outcomes from
Column A (bulleted list)
 Educate students on the disease process of
diabetes and its management.
 Demonstrate to students insulin administration
to patients.
How You Plan to Demonstrate Participation in
Learning Activities from Column B (bulleted list)
 PowerPoint presentation on diabetes
 Photographs of students simulating the
administration of insulin.
 Assess student understanding of the Power
Point presentation

learn how to develop scenarios for simulation lab  Create three case studies to be used during  Copies of case study
2 that will engage and promote critical thinking simulation lab with the students.  Photographs of students in simulation lab.
skills.  Receive feedback from instructor on the  Provide an overview of how the case study
scenarios. was developed.

learn how to use return demonstration as an
3 assessment method for evaluating students on
multiple skills in nursing.
learn how to create a lesson plan preparing
4 nursing students for an exam.
 Review hospital policies and procedures.
 Simulate technical skills with students prior to
evaluating skills on patients.
 Evaluate students on technical skills such as
IV insertion, foley placement, suctioning,
administering injecting etc.
 Create an outline for a lesson plan.
 Work with the professor to create a lesson
plan that provides an overview of what will be
covered in the exam.
 Create questions that will gauge students
understanding throughout the lesson.
 Documentation of student’s successful
completion of skills.
 Photographs of students simulating skills.
 Overview of how to conduct an effective
return demonstration.
 Lesson plan
 Photograph of me teaching the lesson
 Overview of how the lesson was
implemented in the classroom.

Summary of Outcomes (From Column A)

Week 1 through 4 Week 5 through 7 (Do not repeat information from weeks 1 – 4)
Outcomes: Which outcomes were met? If outcomes were not met, or partially Outcomes: Which outcomes were met? If outcomes were not met, or partially
met, provide a brief explanation. met, provide a brief explanation.
1 Met 1
2 Outcome not met. Next simulation lab will take place on 11/27. 2
Simulation lab will be on the respiratory system. I have begun to gather
materials on this topic and read prior case studies used in this class.
3 Met 3
4 Outcome not met. Next exam will be on 11/29 on the respiratory 4
system. Exam review is scheduled for 10/27. The professor and I are
currently reviewing which topics to include and how much of each topic
to cover in the exam.
Summary of Activities (From Column B)
Week 1 through 4 Week 5 through 7 (Do not repeat information from weeks 1 – 4)
Activities Completed: What activities did you actually complete? If activities Activities Completed: What activities did you actually complete? If activities
differ, explain any changes. differ, explain any changes.
1 Completed all activities in Column B. 1
2 Reading about the respiratory system, reading case studies. Activities 2
still in progress.
3 Completed all activities in Column B. 3
4 Currently reviewing what to cover on the exam. Activities still in 4
progress.
Summary of Evidence (From Column C)
Week 1 through 4 Week 5 through 7 (Do not repeat information from weeks 1 – 4)
Evidence: What evidence demonstrates activity completion? If evidence differs Evidence: What evidence demonstrates activity completion? If evidence differs
from list in column C, provide a brief explanation. from list in column C, provide a brief explanation.
1 Evidence as listed in Column C. 1
2 No evidence yet. 2
3 Evidence as listed in Column C. 3
4 No evidence yet. 4