Clinical Journal and Time Log

Clinical Time Log and Journal

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Time Log

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Total: Weeks 8

Total Weeks

Total: Weeks

Total Practicum Hours Completed for Course

WK

Date

Time

# of hour

Learner Objective *Bloom’s Taxonomy

Course Objective

(Walden)

AACN Essential**

Projected Goal

Activities Completed

Status of completion

 1 to3

 To successfully develop and disseminate the final implementation plan for the staff education program on medication safety at the practicum site by the end of week 3

 To evaluate the student’s ability to carry out a disciplined or systematic inquiry to address issues, problems and needs relevant to nursing practice

 Essential II: Organizational and Systems leadership for quality improvement and systems thinking (AACN, 2021, p. 11)

 To reduce the incidence of medication errors at the practicum site by 50% by implementing a mandatory medication safety education for clinical staff

Made a presentation to the board of directors to obtain project approval

Held a conference call with the preceptor and faculty advisor to communicate the finalized action plan

Identified change champions among the clinical staff and held a meeting to discuss implementation plan

Held a conference call with all clinical staff to explain the current problem, objectives of the education plan, and communicate the finalized action plan

 Completed

Completed

Completed

Completed

To successfully develop a communications plan for the project that is acceptable to all stakeholders

To evaluate the student’s ability to carry out a disciplined or systematic inquiry to address issues, problems and needs relevant to nursing practice

Essential II: Organizational and Systems leadership for quality improvement and systems thinking (AACN, 2021, p. 11)

To reduce the incidence of medication errors at the practicum site by 50% by implementing a mandatory medication safety education for clinical staff

Held a meeting with the identified change champions to explain the current problem, objectives of the education plan, and communicate the finalized implementation plan

Developed the communications plan

Held a conference call with the project mentor to communicate findings of my stakeholder analysis and communication plan

Held a conference call with the change champions to communicate the finalized action and communication plans

Completed

Completed

Completed

Scheduled

To determine the effect of leadership on effective organizational change

 To develop and evaluate effective strategies for managing the ethical dilemmas inherent in patient care, the healthcare organization and research (Walden University DNP Practicum Manual, 2020)

 Essential II: Organizational and Systems leadership for quality improvement and systems thinking (AACN, 2021, p. 11)

To reduce the incidence of medication errors at the practicum site by 50% by implementing a mandatory medication safety education for clinical staff

 Completed an assignment on leadership, which outlined transformational leadership as the most appropriate leadership approach for the proposed project

Held a meeting with the faculty advisor to discuss the proposed leadership approach and identify gaps that may need to be addressed to effectively implement the transformational approach

 Completed

Scheduled

 To determine and implement strategies for effective interdisciplinary partnerships in healthcare organizations

To evaluate the student’s ability to carry out a disciplined or systematic inquiry to address issues, problems and needs relevant to nursing practice

 Essential VI: Inter-professional collaboration for improving patient and population health outcomes (AACN, 2021).

 To reduce the incidence of medication errors at the practicum site by 50% by implementing a mandatory medication safety education for clinical staff

 Sent out an email to all clinical staff inviting them to take part in the training and sharing the official implementation plan, training manual and calendar, as well as deliverables

Conducted a literature review on strategies for effective interdisciplinary partnerships

Completed a concept paper on the strategies that I intend to use to enhance inter-disciplinary collaboration among staff during the project period

Complete the week 6 term plan

Attended the training on medication administration rights

Completed

Completed

Completed

Completed

Completed

To support, mentor, and guide other nurses to achieve excellence in their practice

Establish a foundation for lifelong learning and for continual elevation of contributions to the field of nursing through active involvement in professional organizations and continuous learning

 Essential VII: Advanced Nursing Practice – to guide and educate other nurses to help the profession achieve excellence

 To reduce the incidence of medication errors at the practicum site by 50% by implementing a mandatory medication safety education for clinical staff

 Attended the training on dose calculations

Attended the training on medication sensitivity

Conducted a brief evaluation exercise with the clinical staff during one of the virtual sessions to obtain their views on the training offered, its benefits, and suggestions for improvement

Drafted the first version of the evaluation guideline for approval by the project mentor and faculty advisor

 Completed

Ongoing

Completed

Completed

 To expand my knowledge base in the areas of medication sensitivity and dose calculations

 Establish a foundation for lifelong learning and for continual elevation of contributions to the field of nursing through active involvement in professional organizations and continuous learning

 Essential VII: Advanced Nursing Practice – to guide and educate other nurses to help the profession achieve excellence

 To reduce the incidence of medication errors at the practicum site by 50% by implementing a mandatory medication safety education for clinical staff

 Attended the training on medication sensitivity

Attended the training on management of medication errors

Held a call with the project mentor to discuss the proposed guideline for evaluation, which was approved

 Completed

Ongoing

Completed

Journal

The learning objective in week 8 was to expand my knowledge base in the areas of medication sensitivity and management of medication errors by attending the training sessions on both topics. The training on medication sensitivity, which started in week 7 was completed this week. We began the training on management of medication errors, which is scheduled to be completed in week 9. One of the DNP program outcomes in the practicum manual is to give students the skills to support, mentor, and guide other nurses to achieve excellence in their practice (DNP Practicum Manual, 2020). Further, nurses are called upon to engage in continuous learning to stay at par with healthcare policy, regulations, and trends that may affect their practice. Being a part of the sessions provided an opportunity to gain crucial insights on medication error management, which I could use to educate other nurses and healthcare professionals in the course of work. The sessions were very insightful, with the topic on how to manage medication errors particularly attracting a lot of attention from the staff. It was interesting obtaining information about when to report medication errors, who is to report, and the benefits of reporting such errors. The main challenge faced this week was time limitations. The initial plan was to complete the topic by the end of the week, but this was not possible given the many follow-up questions and concerns arising from the staff on the topic, which forced the trainers to spend a bit more time to attain a common understanding. However, this was well-explained to the staff and it was agreed that we would have to sacrifice more hours in week 9 to complete the training as scheduled. I managed to hold a meeting with the project mentor to discuss my proposed data analysis and evaluation plan, which they approved. The process of evaluation will begin in week 9 when the training is completed.