PMHNP Courses: NURS 6640, NURS 6650, NURS 6660, NURS 6670
PMHNP Courses: NURS 6640, NURS 6650, NURS 6660, NURS 6670
“Students in the PMHNP program will need to complete 144 hours of practicum in EACH of the four practicum courses. It is acknowledged that a variety of factors will influence the number of clients seen, but students should strive to see as many clients possible each clinical day.”
*A minimum of 144 clinical hours are required in each practicum course. More hours can be completed but cannot transfer to another clinical course.
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Meditrek
Students are to upload their information on the time log and patients log every 48 hours.
Midterm and final evals by preceptor need to be completed in Meditrek.
Midterm eval should be completed prior to midterm conference call, then reviewed.
Didactic faculty are responsible to ensure ALL clinical students have their time logs signed and final evals completed prior to entering final grade. Nurse Practitioner (NP) student clinical orientation.
Meditrek Contact Information
If the preceptor does not receive an email with login information, the student or the preceptor should email the preceptor’s name and email, along with the student’s name and Walden ID number to SONPreceptor@waldenu.edu and the login information will be sent to the preceptor directly.
How do STUDENTS document patient encounters at clinical site?
This will be up to the preceptor and clinical faculty
It is a good idea to learn from each site as many have electronic medical records
The preceptor may want you to hand write your SOAP note
Documenting Clinical Experiences for the Course
To prepare for this course’s Practicum Experience, address the following in Practicum Journal (AGPCNP and FNP students ONLY):
Select and describe a nursing theory to guide your practice.
Develop goals and objectives for your Practicum Experience in this course. When developing r goals and objectives, students are to be sure to keep the competency domains of practice in mind.
Create a timeline of practicum activities based on your practicum requirements.
Documenting Clinical Experiences for the Course
All patients must be entered on the NP Patient Log within 48 hours of each clinic day.
All clinic hours must be entered on the Time log within 48 hours of each clinic day.
Clinical faculty will review all NP patient logs and Time logs periodically throughout the course. Students are to keep them up-to-date at all times. Nurse Practitioner (NP) student clinical orientation.
Weekly Journal Entries are required but only submitted Weeks 3, 7 and 10 (or as directed in clinical course).
Grading CLINICAL JOURNALS and Time Logs
Midterm and Final Evaluations
All students are required to have their preceptor complete a midterm and final evaluation in order to pass the course
Midterm evaluation is done through Meditrek and should be completed by the preceptor during weeks 4-6; the preceptor will receive login credentials to Meditrek beginning in week 3.Advanced Practice Nurse Assignment Papers.
Students must have a satisfactory final evaluation by preceptor in Meditrek by end of week 10.
All students are required to have their preceptor and practicum site evaluation in Meditrek by end of week 10.
What happens if…
Student or preceptor is ill or has an emergency
Students are to notify their clinical faculty and make plans to obtain the missed hours
If student is ill, please make sure you notify your preceptor
If student and/or preceptor terminate the agreement
Students are to notify clinical faculty immediately and be proactive in securing another preceptor
Clinical Failure
Behaviors constituting clinical failure include, however are not limited to, the following:
Demonstration of unsafe performance and/or decision-making skills. Nurse Practitioner (NP) student clinical orientation.
Failure to complete clinically related class assignments and/or clinical log.
Failure to complete the required clinical hours and patients numbers
Falsification of clinical hours, records, or documentation.
Failure to complete clinical hours with approved preceptor. All preceptors must be approved or clinical hours will not count.
Students Must Remember…
Students are a guest in the clinical setting and should act politely at all times
Students are not make personal phone calls. Turn your phones on vibrate and take calls only during breaks
Always thank the patient and preceptor and office staff
Be active in the learning process
You are there to learn to be a health care provider. You are not a nurse in the clinic.
It is ok to be wrong. We expect that as part of the learning process.
Ask questions!
IF YOU DON’T KNOW…
Ask preceptor
Ask clinical faculty
Ask didactic faculty
We all want students to learn and be successful
Nurse Practitioner (NP) student clinical orientation.
Specialty Coordinators
Dr. Salma Hernandez AGACNP and AGPCNP salma.hernandez@mail. waldenu.edu
Dr. Phyllis Morgan FNP phyllis.morgan@mail.waldenu.edu
Dr. Stefanie Gatica FNP stefanie.gatica@mail.waldenu.edu
Dr. Timothy Legg Coordinator PMHNP timothy.legg@mail.waldenu.edu
Clinical Supervisors
Dr. Jennifer Stone – Full time Clinical Supervisor for FNP, AGACNP, AGPCNP, PMHNP
jennifer.stone2@mail.waldenu.edu
Dr. Tara Harris – Part time Clinical Supervisor for FNP, AGACNP, AGPCNP, PMHNP
tara.harris4@mail.waldenu.edu
Field Office Contacts
Preceptors – sonpreceptor@mail.waldenu.edu
Field Sites for Affiliation Agreements – sonaffiliation@mail.waldenu.edu
Students – nursefieldtraining@mailwaldenu.edu
Onboarding Questions – sononboarding@mail.waldenu.edu
THANK YOU!
MUCH SUCCESS!