Practicum question

In a 1-2 page paper, explain how you communicated with your preceptor and practicum site and summarize the practice gap or problem you have identified.—VIA PHONE, MEETINGS, 7&TEXT

Introduction

Preparing for your practicum requires you to apply intraprofessional communication skills as you pursue the arrangement and develop working relationships. In addition, communication with your preceptor is an opportunity to define a practice gap for your project.

Demonstration of Proficiency

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria:

· Competency 1: Address assessment purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.

· Produce text with minimal grammar, usage, spelling, and mechanical errors.

· Integrate writing feedback into an assessment.

· Competency 2: Craft a compelling argument.

· Interpret evidence to support an argument. 

· Competency 5: Communicate with organizational and community stakeholders in a responsive and responsible manner that supports a team approach to the promotion, delivery, and maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease.

· Explain how you facilitated discussions and interactions and received ideas and feedback from others.

Preparation

Gather your notes from discussions with your practicum site, and conduct additional discussions as needed to meet the assessment criteria.

Review evidence you have gathered related to the practice gap or problem, and conduct additional research as needed to gather evidence in support of the practice gap or problem.

Once you draft this assessment, submit it to Smarthinking for feedback, which you will integrate into your paper. Ask Smarthinking for feedback related to a doctoral writing skill you want to improve.

Instructions

Integrate the feedback received from Smarthinking, and any additional research as needed, to convert your draft into a completed assessment that meets the following criteria:

· Explain how you facilitated discussions and interactions and received ideas and feedback from others.

· Discuss the steps you have taken, or will be taking, to secure your proposed site and preceptor.—CURRENTLY, APPROVED, GALLAWAY HEALTH & REHAB & DOCTOR COURTNEY GOODE

· Describe your potential preceptor's leadership position and role in the organization. DOCTOR GOODE IS A NP WHO ROUNDS IN FACILITY AND CARES FOR THE RESIDENTS, SHE HAS BEEN PRACTICING OVER 10 YEARS WITH A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE

· Describe the kind of relationship you have with the preceptor.—WELL RESPECTED AND A VALUE FOR EACH OPIOIONS-MUTUALLY.

· Describe your strategy for obtaining cooperation and collaboration at your proposed site.—PLACED I HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED FOR 4.5 YEARS, RESPECTS MY DECISIONS AND KNOWS I WANT ONLY BEST FOR RESIDENTS AND IMPROVING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE

· Interpret evidence to support an argument.

· Describe a gap in practice you have identified at your proposed practicum site.—GALLAWAY HEALTH & REHAB, IN GALLAWAY, TN.

· Identify evidence for the gap at the site.

· Search further for evidence of the gap at the local, state, or national level.

· Why is this a gap in practice? Support the problem with evidence.

· Is the organization aware that this is a gap in practice?—TO A SMALL DEGREE AND SEEKING FOR CHANGE POSSIBILITIES

Additional Requirements

· Page Length: 1–2 pages.

· Writing: Produce text with minimal grammar, usage, spelling, and mechanical errors.

· Smarthinking Feedback: Attach the document, including the feedback, to your submission.

· Practicum: Interprofessional Communication and Practice Gap Scoring Guide

Criteria	Non-performance	Basic	Proficient	Distinguished
Explain how you facilitated discussions and interactions and received ideas and feedback from others.	Does not describe discussions and feedback.	Describes discussions and feedback, but does not explain how you facilitated interprofessional communication.	Explains how you facilitated discussions and interactions and received ideas and feedback from others.	Explains how you facilitated discussions and interactions and received ideas and feedback from others; distinguishes which modes or styles of communication were more or less effective.
Interpret evidence to support an argument.	Does not describe evidence to support an argument.	Describes evidence, but lacks the connection to the argument.	Interprets evidence to support an argument.	Interprets evidence to support an argument; identifies strengths and weaknesses of evidence.
Explain how the integration of writing feedback improves the assessment.	Does not explain how the integration of writing feedback improves the assessment.	Describes how writing feedback can be integrated into the assessment but does not explain how it improves the assessment.	Explains how the integration of writing feedback improves the assessment.	Explains how the integration of writing feedback improves the assessment in a way that addresses a critical writing problem.
Produce text with minimal grammar, usage, spelling, and mechanical errors.	Produces text where meaning is unclear due to errors in grammar, usage, word choice, spelling, or mechanics.	Produces text where meaning is interrupted due to errors in grammar, usage, word choice, spelling, or mechanics.	Produces text with minimal grammar, usage, spelling, and mechanical errors.	Produces text written with a professional level of competence in grammar, usage, spelling, and mechanical errors.