Nursing Preceptorship Learning Plan Goals Assignment
Instructions: Complete all areas below, answering thoroughly and thoughtfully for each section.
1. List learning experiences and skills you are hoping to have during your preceptorship experience. You won’t know exactly what will be available on your unit yet, so this will not be all-inclusive; think of this as a “Wish List”.
Examples: Initiating/participating in a Code Blue, observing a bone marrow biopsy, Help holding an infant for a lumbar puncture, provide patient education on a challenging topic, calling providers, start an IV, giving report to incoming nurse, etc. Feel free to do some googling about the population your unit cares for to get some more ideas!
2. List your strengths and areas of improvement as you enter this clinical:
Strengths Areas of Improvement
Goals
Instructions: Complete the table below with consideration to what you would like to learn and accomplish in the first 60 hours of practicum. Makes sure to reference “PLP Guidelines” document for more detailed information on the requirements of this assignment.
Learning objective: What are you trying to achieve? (This is what you are trying to learn- NOT what you are going to do.)
Plan: What will you do to achieve this? What actions will you take? Be specific. Also, consider which resources you might utilize.
SMART Goal: “I will…” Your goal should be specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-specific.
Objectives and Goals: First half of Preceptorship
1. Patient Assessment Learning Objective: Identify a learning objective to develop or improve in this dimension of nursing practice.
(Example) Learn how to complete an appropriate nursing assessment of a critically ill patient.
Plan: Identify at least four different strategies to meet your objective.
(Example)
• Observe and collaborate with my preceptor about how they perform their assessment.
• Review ventilation settings and monitoring in the AACN Covid Module.
• Begin assessing patients under my preceptor’s supervision.
• Observe other nurses perform their patient assessments.
SMART Goal: Identify a specific SMART goal to meet within the first half of preceptorship.
(Example) I will demonstrate proper assessments of at least two critically ill patients by the end of my 5th shift (practicum midpoint.)
SMART Goal: Include as many SMART goals as you want under each objective. Note: Once you meet a goal, you will need to set a new goal for your next week in preceptorship.
2. Planning of Patient Care
Learning Objective:
Plan:
SMART Goal:
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3. Medication Administration
Learning Objective:
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4. Communication
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Plan:
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5. Documentation
Learning Objective:
Plan:
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6. Personal Goal
Learning Objective: (Think about the areas of improvement you listed above and identify something you want to learn.)
Plan:
SMART Goal:
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Assignment for Nursing Preceptorship Learning Plan Objectives
Instructions: Complete all of the sections listed below, answering each question completely and intelligently in each section.
1. Make a list of the learning opportunities and skills you hope to gain from your preceptorship experience. Due to the fact that you will not know exactly what will be accessible on your device until later, this will not be an exhaustive list; instead, consider it a “Wish List.”
Some examples include: initiating or participating in a Code Blue, witnessing a bone marrow biopsy, Helping in holding an infant for a spinal tap, providing patient education on a difficult topic, calling providers, starting an IV, and providing a report to the next arriving nurse, among other things. Please feel free to conduct further research into the demographic that your unit is responsible for in order to generate further ideas!
In preparation for this clinical, make a list of your strengths and places for improvement:
Strengths and areas for development
Goals
Complete the table below, taking into mind what you hope to learn and accomplish during your first 60 hours of practicum. Instructions: Note that the “PLP Guidelines” page has more specific information about the requirements of this assignment.
What is your learning objective? What are you hoping to accomplish? (This is what you are attempting to learn, not what you intend to accomplish.)
Plan: What steps will you take to reach your goal? What steps are you planning to take? Make a point of being explicit. Also, think about what resources you might be able to use.
“I shall…” is a SMART goal. Specific, quantifiable, realistic, relevant, and time-specific goals should be set for yourself.
Preceptorship objectives and goals for the first half of the year
1. Assessment of the patient Learning Target: Identify a learning objective that will help you build or improve your nursing practice in this area of expertise.
Find out how to do a proper nursing Assessment of a critically ill patient, as an illustration.
Plan ahead of time by identifying at least four different techniques for achieving your goal.
(Example)
• Observe and collaborate with my preceptor on the manner in which they conduct their Assessment.
• Examine the AACN Covid Module’s ventilation settings and monitoring capabilities.
• I’ll begin evaluating patients under the supervision of my preceptor.
• Pay attention to how other nurses do their patient assessments.
Preceptorship Goals: Establish a specific SMART goal to achieve during the first half of the preceptorship period.
(As an illustration, I will display correct assessments of at least two severely sick patients by the end of my 5th shift). (practicum midpoint.)
As many SMART goals as you wish under each target should be included in your plan. Please keep in mind that once you have achieved a goal, you will need to set a new one for your next week of preceptorship.
2. Preparation of a Plan for Patient Care
The learning objective is to:
Plan:
SMART Objective:
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3. The Administration of Medication
The learning objective is to:
Plan:
SMART Objective:
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4. Communication
The learning objective is to:
Plan:
SMART Objective:
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5. Documentation
The learning objective is to:
Plan:
SMART Objective:
SMART Objective:
6. Personal Goal
The learning objective is to: (Think about the areas of improvement you listed above and identify something you want to learn.)
Plan:
SMART Objective:
SMART Objective:
