To prepare:
- Sign into your Meditrek account. Review the Meditrek Time Log requirements.
- Begin to think about Learning Objectives that will guide your practicum hours, as well as the activities you will undertake to achieve those objectives. Refer to the DNP Practicum Activities Guideline and the 2021 AACN Essentials, located in the Learning Resources, to inform your development of the learning objectives.
- Note: For students who are pursuing the executive nurse leadership specialization, be sure to access the Resource Guide for Executive Leadership System Improvement Project in the Week 2 DNP Project and Practicum Learning Resources, Optional Resource. (This PDF document was also provided in Week 1.) The resource guide includes ideas for the DNP Project that are tailored to executive nurse leadership development and supports practicum project work in NURS 8312.
The Assignment (1–2 pages)You should include an objective related to DNP Project activities. You may use the objective and activities identified on the Practicum Objectives Guide. You will be able to document all activities related to the objective as part of your practicum activities. Develop one to two additional practicum activities aligned with the AACN 2021 Essentials Competencies and Subcompetencies for Advanced Nursing Education. Review the DNP Practicum and Project Activities Guideline, in Practicum Resources, for approved activities; the AACN 2021 Essentials Competencies and Subcompetencies for Advanced Nursing Education; and the example of practicum and project objectives. Describe key activities associated with your practicum objectives. Be specific.