Assignment 1: Practicum Site Information PRAC 6640-35

Assignment 1: Practicum Site Information
Prior to starting the course, you should have applied for a practicum site following the
guidelines for PMHNP practice. Now it is time to make it official. For this Assignment, you
provide your Clinical Faculty with information about your practicum site, your preceptor,
and your clinical calendar.
To Prepare:
 Verify that your practicum application has been approved by logging in to
Meditrek.
 Access the Practicum Site Information Form from the Learning Resources.
Assignment
Complete the designated areas of the Practicum Site Information Form, including your
practicum site and contact information, your preceptor and contact information, and a
schedule of when you plan to engage in practicum activities onsite.
By Day 3 of Week 1
Submit your completed Practicum Site Information Form.
Submission and Grading Information
To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:
 Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “WK1Assgn1+last
name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.
 Click the Week 1 Assignment 1 Rubric to review the Grading Criteria for the
Assignment.
 Click the Week 1 Assignment 1 link. You will also be able to “View Rubric” for
grading criteria from this area.
 Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My Computer button. Find the
document you saved as “WK1Assgn1+last name+first initial.(extension)” and
click Open.
 If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for I agree to
submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database.
 Click on the Submit button to complete your submission.

Grading Criteria

To access your rubric:
Week 1 Assignment 1 Rubric
Check Your Assignment Draft for Authenticity

To check your Assignment draft for authenticity:
Submit your Week 1 Assignment 1 draft and review the originality report.

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Week 1 Assignment 1

Learning Resources
Required Media – Library Resource

Sommers-Flanagan, J., & Sommers-Flanagan, R. (2012). Clinical interview: Intake,
assessment, & therapeutic alliance [Video file]. Mill Valley, CA: Psychotherapy.net.

Required Readings

Petiprin, A. (2016). Psychiatric and mental health nursing. Nursing Theory. Retrieved from
http://www.nursing-theory.org/theories-and-models/psychiatric-and-mental-health-
nursing.php

Document: Practicum Site Information form (Word Document)

Document: Practicum Journal Template (Word document)

Note: This template is provided by the College of Nursing and is designated to document
practicum activity. You are required to use this template for all journal entry submissions.

Document: NP Student Clinical Orientation (PowerPoint file)

Document: Practicum Manual (PDF). Retrieved from
http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/ld.php?content_id=7356923

Optional Resources
American Nurses Association. (2014). Psychiatric-mental health nursing: Scope and
standards of practice (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: Author.