NURS 6531-Wk 1 Journal.

Journal Entry, Week 1-March 3, 20XX The key to success as an aspiring advanced practice nurse (APN) is the ability to apply experience from the classroom and knowledge obtained from literature to practicum experience. Application of this concept will promote professional growth and will provide knowledge necessary for providing care to a multicultural patient population that is competent and effective. In order to care for patients with diverse cultural backgrounds, the APN may select a nursing theory to guide decisions and care provided in practice. The purpose of this paper is to select a nursing theory to guide practice, compose a list of goals and objectives for practicum experience, and based on practicum requirements; generate a timeline of practicum activities. Pender’s Model-Health Promotion Using the Pender’s model, the APN will promote the health of the individual through improving degree of well-being. The Pender's model concentrates on experiences and characteristics based on the individual, perceptions and affect specific to behavior, and behavioral consequences. Each individual possess experiences and characteristics that influences following actions. Applying critical thinking when communicating, making decisions, and solving problems will allow the APN to apply skills when providing care. Using knowledge and skills to educate and motivate, the individual will display health-promoting PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE-JOURNAL ENTRIES 3 behaviors that will lead to improved health, quality of life, and functional capacity (Petiprin, 2016). The Pender’s model is instrumental with identifying and providing data to create interventions, identifying and eliminating risk factors for disease, and to practice and implement changes in health and health promotion techniques for patients (Heydari & Khorashadizadeh, 2014). The campaign to assist the patient to assume more responsibility and accountability for personal health depends on care provided by the APN and other healthcare professionals that is based on evidence-based practice (Alligood, 2018). Goals and Objectives for Practicum Experience Keeping the seven domains of practice in mind, I have composed the following goals and objectives, which will be used to guide practice throughout practicum experiences. 1. I will perform a complete head to toe exam on a patient during practicum while my preceptor observe and evaluate my performance and skills. 2. I will review the patient’s chief complaint and use critical thinking skills before assessing the patient to present a primary diagnosis with differential diagnoses and a treatment plan with guidance from my designated preceptor. 3. I will integrate the Pender’s health promotion model by educating the patient on ways to promote health and prevent the development or progression of disease. 4. By the end of my practicum rotation, I will perform a complete head-to-toe exam and interview with a patient without my preceptor and provide differential diagnoses and a treatment plan for the patient. 5. I will identify a patient with a common disorder such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes mellitus. Using critical thinking skills, I will utilize pertinent screening techniques and educate for this patient specific to the disorder