(Solution) NSG4076 Week 4 Journal; Bi-weekly Practicum Journaling

COURSE  

NSG4076 CP02 RN to BSN Capstone Synthesis

Bi-weekly Practicum Journaling

Every two weeks, you will submit a reflective journal to the discussion forum for review by course faculty and your classmates. All are expected to engage and support one another by sharing these experiences in a supportive, constructive, professional environment. Journaling is an active learning technique that is meant to enhance reflective practice (Blake, 2005). Reflective practice involves looking back over what has happened in the practice setting in an effort to improve performance or to encourage professional growth (Ruth-Sahd, 2003).

Your Weekly Practicum Journal is:

  • A personal, introspective subjective account of your practicum experience and how your practicum experience relates to Healthy People 2020 and course objectives. Include events that occurred in your practicum experience, and be sure to describe your thoughts and feelings about those events.  How did your perceptions change? What did you learn that was unexpected? Describe your thinking about your thoughts and feelings regarding the new learning you experienced.
  • Connected to South University’s College of Nursing Conceptual Framework Pillars (Caring, Communication, Critical Thinking, Professionalism, and Holism)
  • Connected to prior coursework and experiences through reflective analysis.
  • Written in a scholarly, academic style using APA style format. Two or three sentences are not sufficient nor are daily logs/reports of activities.

As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format. Support your work, using your course lectures and textbook readings. Helpful APA guides and resources are available in the South University Online Library. Below are guides that are located in the library and can be accessed and downloaded via the South University Online Citation Resources: APA Style page. The American Psychological Association website also provides detailed guidance on formatting, citations, and references at APA Style.

  • APA Citation Helper
    • APA Citations Quick Sheet
    • APA-Style Formatting Guidelines for a Written Essay
    • Basic Essay Template

References:

Blake, T. K. (2005). Journaling; An active learning technique. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, 2 (1), Article 7. doi: 10.2202/1548-923X.1116

Ruth-Sahd, L. (2003). Reflective practice: A critical analysis of data based studies and implications for nursing education. Journal of Nursing Education, 23(11), 488–497.

United States Department of Health and Human Services, Healthy People 2020. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives2020/overview.aspx?topicid=8

SOLUTION  

To start with, the selected aggregate for the health promotion project is three members of Bethleem SDA Church who are living with diabetes. Bethleem SDA Church is located in the city of West Palm Beach which is the county seat of Palm Beach County, Florida. The capstone project contributes to a Healthy People 2020 goal that aims to reduce the disease burden of diabetes mellitus and improve the quality of life for all persons who have or are at risk for, diabetes mellitus. (Healthy People 2020, 2020). That said, my second practicum activity was carrying out a detailed assessment of the aggregate. The assessment of the aggregate was done through semi-structured interviews and self-reporting questionnaires.

The findings of the assessment were that the aggregate does not always eat a healthy diet, prefers sedentary activities, has elevated blood pressure levels, does not adhere to their medication regime, and is overweight. …….please click the icon below to purchase full solution at $10