Assignment 2: Clinical Skills Self-Assessment
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Before embarking on any professional or academic activity, it is important to understand the background, knowledge, and experience you bring to it. You might ask yourself, “What do I already know? What do I need to know? And what do I want to know?” This critical self-reflection is especially important for developing clinical skills such as those for advanced practice nursing.
The Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Clinical Skills List and Clinical Skills Self-Assessment Form provided in the Learning Resources can be used to celebrate your progress throughout your practicum and identify skills gaps. The list covers all necessary skills you should demonstrate during your practicum experiences.
Just as you did in PRAC 6635, for this Assignment, you assess where you are now in your clinical skill development and make plans for this practicum. Specifically, you will identify strengths and opportunities for improvement regarding the required practicum skills. In this practicum experience, when developing your goals and objectives, be sure to keep assessment and diagnostic reasoning in mind.
To Prepare
Review the resources and clinical skills in the PMHNP Clinical Skills List document. It is recommended that you print out this document to serve as a guide throughout your practicum.
Review the “Developing SMART Goals” resource on how to develop goals and objectives that follow the SMART framework.
Review the resources on nursing competencies and nursing theory and consider how these inform your practice.
Download the Clinical Skills Self-Assessment Form to complete this Assignment.
Assignment
Use the PMHNP Clinical Skills Self-Assessment Form to complete the following:
Rate yourself according to your confidence level performing the procedures identified on the Clinical Skills Self-Assessment Form.
Based on your ratings, summarize your strengths and opportunities for improvement.
Based on your self-assessment and theory of nursing practice, develop 3–4 measurable goals and objectives for this practicum experience. Include them on the designated area of the form.
Rate yourself according to your confidence level performing the skills identified on the Clinical Skills Self-Assessment Form.–
Excellent 23 (23%) – 25 (25%)
The response provides ratings for all skills on the form.
Good 20 (20%) – 22 (22%)
The response provides ratings for most of the skills on the form.
Fair 18 (18%) – 19 (19%)
The response provides ratings for some of the skills on the form.
Poor 0 (0%) – 17 (17%)
The response provides ratings for only a few skills on the form, or ratings are missing.
Based on your ratings, summarize your strengths and opportunities for improvement.–
Excellent 27 (27%) – 30 (30%)
The response provides an accurate, clear, and complete summary of both the strengths and opportunities for improvement.
Good 24 (24%) – 26 (26%)
The response provides an accurate summary of both the strengths and opportunities for improvement.
Fair 21 (21%) – 23 (23%)
The response provides a somewhat vague, inaccurate, or incomplete summary of both the strengths and opportunities for improvement.
Poor 0 (0%) – 20 (20%)
The response provides a vague, inaccurate, or incomplete summary of the strengths and/or opportunities for improvement, or the summaries are missing.
Based on your self-assessment and theory of nursing practice, develop three to four (3–4) measurable goals and objectives for this Practicum experience. Include them on the designated area of the form.–
Excellent 27 (27%) – 30 (30%)
The response provides three to four (3–4) clear, appropriate, and measurable goals and objectives for the practicum experience.
Good 24 (24%) – 26 (26%)
The response provides three to four (3–4) appropriate, measurable goals and objectives for the practicum experience.
Fair 21 (21%) – 23 (23%)
The response provides three to four (3–4) unclear or inappropriate goals and objectives for the practicum experience.
Poor 0 (0%) – 20 (20%)
The response provides three to four (3–4) unclear or inappropriate goals and objectives for the practicum experience, or goals and objectives are missing.
Written Expression and Formatting—Paragraph Development and Organization: Paragraphs make clear points that support well-developed ideas, flow logically, and demonstrate continuity of ideas. Sentences are carefully focused—neither long and rambling, nor short and lacking substance. A clear and comprehensive purpose statement and introduction is provided, which delineates all required criteria.–
Excellent 5 (5%) – 5 (5%)
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity.
A clear and comprehensive purpose statement, introduction, and conclusion is provided, which delineates all required criteria.
Good 4 (4%) – 4 (4%)
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity 80% of the time.
Purpose, introduction, and conclusion of the assignment is stated, yet is brief and not descriptive.
Fair 3.5 (3.5%) – 3.5 (3.5%)
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity 60%–79% of the time.
Purpose, introduction, and conclusion of the assignment is vague or off topic.
Poor 0 (0%) – 3 (3%)
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity <60% of the time.
No purpose statement, introduction, or conclusion was provided.
Written Expression and Formatting—English Writing Standards: Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation–
Excellent 5 (5%) – 5 (5%)
Uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation with no errors.
Good 4 (4%) – 4 (4%)
Contains a few (1 or 2) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.
Fair 3.5 (3.5%) – 3.5 (3.5%)
Contains several (3 or 4) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.
Poor 0 (0%) – 3 (3%)
Contains many (≥ 5) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors that interfere with the reader’s understanding.
Written Expression and Formatting—APA Format: The paper follows correct APA format for title page, headings, font, spacing, margins, indentations, page numbers, parenthetical/in-text citations, and Reference List.–
Excellent 5 (5%) – 5 (5%)
Uses correct APA format with no errors.
Good 4 (4%) – 4 (4%)
Contains a few (1 or 2) APA format errors.
Fair 3.5 (3.5%) – 3.5 (3.5%)
Contains several (3 or 4) APA format errors.
Poor 0 (0%) – 3 (3%)
Contains many (≥5) APA format errors.
Total Points: 100
Name: PRAC_6645_Week1_Assignment2_Rubric
ired Resources for Assignment 2
The National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties. (2017). Nurse practitioner core competencies. https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.nonpf.org/resource/resmgr/competencies/20170516_NPCoreCompsContentF.pdf
Petiprin, A. (2016). Psychiatric and mental health nursing theories and models. https://www.nursing-theory.org/theories-and-models/psychiatric-and-mental-health-nursing.php
Walden University. (2017). Developing SMART goals.
https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/ld.php?content_id=51901492
Xtreme1. (2020, May 27). Using nursing theory to guide professional practice Claywell [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y65hsuYzCIg