NR667: FNP Capstone Practicum and
Intensive Chamberlain University
, Learning Goal): Learning Activity: Timeline: Reflection:
What do you want How are you going to accomplish your When do you want to How will accomplishing your goal improve your
to accomplish? goal? accomplish your certification preparation or make you a better NP?
goal?
1.) Improve my ● Complete all APEA and Leik Complete all learning Better understanding of the assessment, diagnosis, and
knowledge on questions on neurology with an activities by Saturday of treatment of neurological disorders will help me
identifying and overall goal of answering 90% of week 6. During this identify neurological problems in my patients faster
treating questions correctly. week, neurological and allow me to better treat them in practice. I feel like
neurological ● Watch all APEA and Hollier videos orders will be the topic my strengths lie with diseases of stroke, headaches,
disorders. on neurology. of review, so it makes neuropathy, and dementia, but because I have not
● Review case studies of sense to achieve these spent as much time studying other neurological
neurological disorders to gain more learning activities by the disorders, I am not as familiar with them. By focusing
experience of real-life scenarios. end of that week. The on my areas of weakness related to neurological
● Read 2 medical journal articles that information will diseases, I will improve my overall knowledge and
reviews common neurological continue to be understanding on the topic, helping me answer more
diseases reviewed, however, neurological questions correctly on the certification
throughout the course exam.
as needed.
2.) Improve my ● Complete all APEA and Leik Complete all learning Being able to adequately identify, diagnose, and treat
knowledge on questions on pediatric health, activities by Saturday health problems in the pediatric population will help
growth and growth, and development with on of week 2. Part of the increase my confidence with this population of patients
development overall goal of answering 90% of focus for week 2 will be and allow me to provide better and safer care to my
milestones, questions correctly. studying pediatrics, so patients. I have never worked with children in my
identifying and ● Watch all APEA and Hollier videos that would be the career, and we do not see little kids every day at
managing on pediatrics, growth and perfect time to clinicals, so I am more uncomfortable with assessing
pediatric development. complete the learning and treating young children as I am not as familiar with
diseases, and ● Review and study the chapter of activities. The the pediatric population. I feel like my strengths related
becoming more pediatric health promotion in Hollier’s information will to pediatrics are related to ADHD, autism, speech
familiar with clinical guidelines in primary care continue to be abnormalities as we see those most frequently during
immunization book. reviewed, however, clinicals. Increasing my knowledge on this topic will
schedules. ● Ask my preceptor to show me how throughout the course increase the likelihood of me answering more correct
to do a comprehensive assessment on as needed. questions related to pediatrics on the exam.
newborns and young children to
increase my familiarity with growth
and developmental milestones so that I
know what to look for
3.) Improve my ● Complete all APEA and Leik Complete all learning Disease during pregnancy can negatively affect
knowledge of questions on pregnancy with on activities by Saturday the mother and fetus. Increasing my
Intensive Chamberlain University
, Learning Goal): Learning Activity: Timeline: Reflection:
What do you want How are you going to accomplish your When do you want to How will accomplishing your goal improve your
to accomplish? goal? accomplish your certification preparation or make you a better NP?
goal?
1.) Improve my ● Complete all APEA and Leik Complete all learning Better understanding of the assessment, diagnosis, and
knowledge on questions on neurology with an activities by Saturday of treatment of neurological disorders will help me
identifying and overall goal of answering 90% of week 6. During this identify neurological problems in my patients faster
treating questions correctly. week, neurological and allow me to better treat them in practice. I feel like
neurological ● Watch all APEA and Hollier videos orders will be the topic my strengths lie with diseases of stroke, headaches,
disorders. on neurology. of review, so it makes neuropathy, and dementia, but because I have not
● Review case studies of sense to achieve these spent as much time studying other neurological
neurological disorders to gain more learning activities by the disorders, I am not as familiar with them. By focusing
experience of real-life scenarios. end of that week. The on my areas of weakness related to neurological
● Read 2 medical journal articles that information will diseases, I will improve my overall knowledge and
reviews common neurological continue to be understanding on the topic, helping me answer more
diseases reviewed, however, neurological questions correctly on the certification
throughout the course exam.
as needed.
2.) Improve my ● Complete all APEA and Leik Complete all learning Being able to adequately identify, diagnose, and treat
knowledge on questions on pediatric health, activities by Saturday health problems in the pediatric population will help
growth and growth, and development with on of week 2. Part of the increase my confidence with this population of patients
development overall goal of answering 90% of focus for week 2 will be and allow me to provide better and safer care to my
milestones, questions correctly. studying pediatrics, so patients. I have never worked with children in my
identifying and ● Watch all APEA and Hollier videos that would be the career, and we do not see little kids every day at
managing on pediatrics, growth and perfect time to clinicals, so I am more uncomfortable with assessing
pediatric development. complete the learning and treating young children as I am not as familiar with
diseases, and ● Review and study the chapter of activities. The the pediatric population. I feel like my strengths related
becoming more pediatric health promotion in Hollier’s information will to pediatrics are related to ADHD, autism, speech
familiar with clinical guidelines in primary care continue to be abnormalities as we see those most frequently during
immunization book. reviewed, however, clinicals. Increasing my knowledge on this topic will
schedules. ● Ask my preceptor to show me how throughout the course increase the likelihood of me answering more correct
to do a comprehensive assessment on as needed. questions related to pediatrics on the exam.
newborns and young children to
increase my familiarity with growth
and developmental milestones so that I
know what to look for
3.) Improve my ● Complete all APEA and Leik Complete all learning Disease during pregnancy can negatively affect
knowledge of questions on pregnancy with on activities by Saturday the mother and fetus. Increasing my
