As a future advanced practice nurse, it is important that you are able to connect your classroom experience to your practicum experience. By applying the concepts, you study in the classroom to clinical settings, you enhance your professional competency. Each week, you complete an Assignment such as a Journal Entry or SOAP Note that prompts you to reflect on your practicum experiences and relate them to the material presented in the classroom. This week, you begin documenting your practicum experiences in your Practicum Journal. Please use the Practicum Journal Template, located in this week?s Learning Resources.
To prepare for this course?s Practicum Experience, address the following in your practicum journal:
? Select an aging theory to guide your practice.
? Develop goals and objectives for the Practicum Experience in this course. Be sure to consider geriatric competencies.
? Create a timeline of practicum activities based on your practicum requirements.
? REFERENCES
Flaherty, E., & Resnick, B. (Eds.). (2014). Geriatric nursing review syllabus: A core curriculum in advanced practice geriatric nursing (4th ed.). New York, NY: American Geriatrics Society.
? Chapter 2, ?Biology? (pp. 8?17)
This chapter covers various theories of aging, including evolutionary and physiologic theories. It also examines the biology of aging, focusing on changes within specific body systems and the consequences of those changes
? Houde, S., & Melillo, K. (2009). Caring for an aging population. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 35(12), 8?13.
? Note: Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
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? This article proposes policy initiatives for addressing the shortage of health professionals caring for older adults. It also presents policy initiatives for improving the gerontological nursing workforce.
? Watkins, L., Hall, C., & Kring, D. (2012). Hospital to home: A transition program for frail older adults. Professional Case Management, 17(3), 117?125.
? Note: Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
