PRAC 6645 WEEK 2 Practicum Experience Plan (PEP)

Sample Answer

Overview

Your Practicum experience includes working in a clinical setting that will help you gain the knowledge and skills needed as an advanced practice nurse. In your practicum experience, you will develop a practicum plan that sets forth objectives to frame and guide your practicum experience.

As part of your Practicum Experience Plan, you will not only plan for your learning in your practicum experience but also work through various patient visits with focused notes as well asone (1) journal entry.

Complete each section below.

Part 1: Quarter/Term/Year and Contact Information

Section A

Quarter/Term/Year

Student Contact Information

• Name
• Street Address
• City, State, Zip
• Home Phone
• Work Phone
• Cell Phone
• Fax
• E-mail

PreceptorContact Information

• Name
• Organization
• Street Address
• City, State, Zip
• Work Phone
• Cell Phone
• Fax
• Professional/Work E-mail

Part 2: Individualized Practicum LearningObjectives

Refer to the instructions in Week 2 to create individualized practicum learning objectives that meet the requirements for this course. These objectives should be aligned specifically to your Practicum experience. Your objectives should address your self-assessment of the skills found in the “PMHNPClinical Skills Self-Assessment Form”you completed in Week 1.

As you develop your individualized practicum learning objective, be sure to write them using the SMART format. Use the resources found in Week 2 to guide your development. Once you review your resources, continue and complete the following.

Note: Please make sure each of your objectives are connected to your self-assessment. Also, consider that you will need to demonstrate how you are advancing your knowledge in the clinical specialty.

Objective 1

By the end of the practicum, I will have performed comprehensive mental health assessments to at least 10 patients across the lifespan.

Planned Activities

• Conduct psychiatric interviews
• History taking with patients and caregivers (American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 2020).
• Perform physical exams.
• Conduct mental status exams (MSEs).

Mode of Assessment

• Number of patients assessed per week; Weekly clinical hours.

PRAC Course Outcome(s) Addressed

• Analyze cases involving advanced care of patients across the lifespan in mental health settings.

Objective 2

By the end of the practicum, I will have developed differential diagnosis for at least 10 patients with psychiatric and substance use disorders across the lifespan.

Planned Activities

• Review the DSM-5.
• Utilize mental health screening tools (Cai et al., 2022).
• Order and interpret lab and imaging tests.
• Engage my preceptor in developing differential diagnoses.

Mode of Assessment

• Number of patients assessed per week; Weekly clinical hours.

PRAC Course Outcome(s) Addressed

• Analyze cases involving advanced care of patients across the lifespan in mental health settings.

Objective 3

By the end of the practicum, I will have developed treatment plans for at least 10 patients with psychiatric and substance use disorders across the lifespan.

Planned Activities

• Use clinical guidelines to identify recommended evidence-based treatments (Wheeler et al., 2022).
• Develop health education and promotion plans.
• Collaborate with other professionals to develop an interdisciplinary care plan (Kumar et al., 2020).

Mode of Assessment

• Weekly clinical hours; Number of treatment plans developed per week.

PRAC Course Outcome(s) Addressed

• Analyze cases involving advanced care of patients across the lifespan in mental health settings.

Part 3: Projected Timeline/Schedule

• Estimate how many hours you expect to work on your Practicum each week.

Note: All of your hours and activities must be supervised by your Preceptor and completed onsite. Your Preceptor will approve all hours, but your activities will be approved by both your Preceptor and Instructor. Any changes to this plan must be approved.

This timeline is intended as a planning tool; your actual schedule may differ from the projections you are making now.

• I intend to complete the 144 or 160 Practicum hours (as applicable) according to the following timeline/schedule.
• I also understand that I must see at least 80 patients during my practicum experience.
• I understand that I may not complete my practicum hours sooner than 8 weeks.
• I understand I may not be in the practicum setting longer than 8 hours per day unless pre-approved by my faculty.

	Number of Clinical Hours Projected for Week (hours you are in Practicum Setting at your Field Site)	Number of Weekly Hours for Professional Development (these are not practicum hours)	Number of Weekly Hours for Practicum Coursework (these are not practicum hours)
Week 1	14	8	6
Week 2	12	6	6
Week 3	14	8	6
Week 4	12	6	6
Week 5	14	6	8
Week 6	12	6	6
Week 7	12	6	6
Week 8	14	6	8
Week 9	14	8	6
Week 1O	14	8	6
Week 11	12	6	6

 

Total Hours (must meet the following requirements)

• 144 Hours
• 74 Hours
• 70 Hours

Part 4 : Signatures

Student Signature (electronic)                                                    Date

Practicum Faculty Signature (electronic)                              Date

• Faculty signature signifies approval of Practicum Experience Plan (PEP)

Submit your Practicum Experience Plan on or before Day 7 of Week 2 for faculty review and approval.

Once approved, you will receive a copy of the PEP for your records. You must share an approved copy with your Preceptor. The Preceptor is not required to sign this form.

References

• American Psychiatric Nurses Association. (2020). APRN psychiatric-mental health nursing practice.
• Cai, A., Mehrotra, A., Germack, H. D., Busch, A. B., Huskamp, H. A., & Barnett, M. L. (2022). Trends In Mental Health Care Delivery By Psychiatrists And Nurse Practitioners In Medicare, 2011-19. Health affairs (Project Hope), 41(9), 1222–1230. https //doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2022.00289
• Kumar, A., Kearney, A., Hoskins, K., & Iyengar, A. (2020). The role of psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners in improving mental and behavioral health care delivery for children and adolescents in multiple settings. Archives of psychiatric nursing, 34(5), 275–280. https //doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2020.07.022
• Wheeler, K. J., Miller, M., Pulcini, J., Gray, D., Ladd, E., & Rayens, M. K. (2022). Advanced Practice Nursing Roles, Regulation, Education, and Practice A Global Study. Annals of global health, 88(1), 42. https //doi.org/10.5334/aogh.3698