Week 2 Learning Contract

Learning Contract

College of Nursing

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Student:

Preceptor:

Introduction Combining the interests and skills of students and preceptors working together in a practicum experience can result in a rich learning experience. To make the best use of this opportunity and to accommodate individual student needs and interests, the student and preceptor negotiate a learning contract.

Plan for Establishing a Learning Contract

First week (Week 1)

 The student receives the learning contract form on the first day.

 The student completes the student section of the contract, and the preceptor completes the preceptor section of the contract.

 The student sets up a meeting with the preceptor for the learning contract negotiation at the end of the week.

 At the negotiation meeting, the student writes the summary statement of student and preceptor goals.

 The student and the preceptor sign the learning contract.

Midpoint (Week 4 of course sessions A and B)

 The student and the preceptor set up a meeting for a midpoint review to assess the practicum experience in general and the learning contract goals.

• The student and the preceptor make any necessary administrative and educational adjustments.

Last week (Week 8 of course sessions A and B)

 The student and the preceptor set up a meeting to review the practicum experience and to evaluate progress on learning contract goals.

Student Goals: List your most important goals for this practicum experience and specific strategies/tasks you propose to meet these goals. Goals:

Strategies/Tasks to Meet Goals:

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Preceptor Goals: List the three most important areas you think the student should focus on during this practicum experience and your strategies for addressing these areas.

Area 1:

Area 2:

Area 3:

Strategies:

Summary (to be completed by student): Performance Goals and Strategies/Tasks:

Student Signature: Date:

Preceptor Signature: Date:

Faculty Signature: Date:

1. Student:
2. Preceptor:
3. Goals 1:
4. Goals 2:
5. Goals 3:
6. StrategiesTasks to Meet Goals 1:
7. StrategiesTasks to Meet Goals 2:
8. StrategiesTasks to Meet Goals 3:
9. Area 1 1:
10. Area 1 2:
11. Area 2 1:
12. Area 2 2:
13. Area 3 1:
14. Area 3 2:
15. Strategies 1:
16. Strategies 2:
17. Strategies 3:
18. Strategies 4:
19. Performance Goals and StrategiesTasks 1:
20. Performance Goals and StrategiesTasks 2:
21. Performance Goals and StrategiesTasks 3:
22. Performance Goals and StrategiesTasks 4:
23. Performance Goals and StrategiesTasks 5:
24. Date:
25. Date_2:
26. Date_3: