Running head: CLINICAL GOALS
Clinical Goals
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CLINICAL GOALS
Clinical Goals
What clinical goals you would like to accomplish during this clinical semester. Use theClinical
Objectivesto help you and your professor define what is attainable in your specific clinical setting.
Submit at least three written clinical goals that you and your preceptor defined for your clinical faculty
to review and provide you feedback.
Please refer to the for details on how this activity will be graded.Grading Rubric
Clinical Objectives
Objective 1 – Related to Adaptation, Nursing Theory and Practice, and
Planning Therapeutic Nursing Interventions
Facilitates collection of the client database through use of appropriate
interviewing skills
Utilizes nursing and related theories in developing a plan of care
Collects a complete subjective data base for both acute and chronic health
problems
Demonstrates technically proficient physical assessment skills
Appropriately focuses the physical exam based on the health history
Objective 2 – Related to Clinical Management, Decision Making and
Practice
Identifies likely differentials for client’s presentation based on the logical
integration of the history and physical exam
Provides scientific rationales for the consideration of differentials
Accurately assesses the current status of the client with attention to functional
status, developmental milestones, psychosocial well being, health promotion
and prevention
Provides rationales for interventions and plans of care