Review the sample Practicum Learning Agreements. Write the overall goal of your practicum in the Practicum Learning Agreement Template. Draft three to five specific, realistic, and measurable learning objectives. The learning objectives are those you intend to include in your Practicum Learning Agreement. Here are some sample projects that have been approved for goals and objectives: CANNOT BE USED AGAIN • Develop a self-directed learning manual on assertiveness and evaluate its effectiveness • Design an education program describing strategies to reduce nursing students’ anxiety in clinical settings • Develop a pain management program to meet Joint Commission standards • Develop a business plan for an entrepreneurial consulting business • Develop a staff education program on introducing the new Electronic Health Record (EHR) • Develop an educational program (on almost any topic) for nursing staff or nursing students (not patients) • Develop emergency room protocols for phone triage system • Analyze reasons for high failure rate in critical-care training program and propose strategies for improvement Develop a community education program on the importance of adult immunizations (or any appropriate topic for community health prevention

Practicum Goal:
1. To decrease wait time for patients in the Emergency Department (ED) at Hillside Community Hospital
2. To analyze, create, implement, and evaluate a business plan to improve extended wait times for patients in the Emergency Department (ED) at Hillside Community Hospital

Complete this column for Week One – NUR/590A Complete this column for Week Two – NUR/590A Complete this column for Week Two – NUR/590A Complete Before Midpoint Review Complete Before You Start NUR/590B
Learning Objectives Learning Strategies Evidence of Accomplishments Midpoint Review
(at 30 hours of Practicum Project) Outcome-
To Be Completed Prior to Starting ANOTHER CLASS
1.0
Analyze the average wait time for patients in the ED at Hillside Community Hospital 1a. Conduct a literature search on wait time for ED patients nationwide.
1b. Analyze data from the last 3 months on average ED wait time.
1c. Develop a needs assessment survey for ED staff nurses on the top 5 reasons for increased ED wait times.

1d. Review needs assessment tool as developed with mentor.
1e. Administer needs assessment as developed.

1f. Meet with administration and mentor to review findings. 1a. Submit an annotated bibliography (minimum of 15 peer-reviewed sources) of literature reviewed on wait time for ED patients nationwide.

1b. Submit summary of average ED wait time at Hillside Community Hospital over the last 3 months.

1c. Submit needs assessment survey developed for ED staff nurses on the top 5 reasons for increased ED wait times.
1d. Document review of needs assessment with mentor.
1e. Submit summary of needs assessment data results in either an Excel spreadsheet, Word table format, bar or pie graph, along with an explanation of the analysis of the data.

1f. Document meeting with administration and mentor to review findings. PLEASE FILL THIS PORTION ALSO PLEASE FILL THIS PORTION ALSO
Learning Objectives Learning Strategies Evidence of Accomplishments Midpoint Review
(at 30 hours of Practicum Project) Outcome-
To Be Completed Prior to Starting NUR/590B
2.0
Develop business plan to address extended ED wait times 2a. Conduct literature search on developing a business plan.

2b. Meet with administration to determine key issues to address in business plan.
2b. Develop business plan including:

• objectives
• process map or algorithm to address improved flow of patients through ED
• financial, patient and staff implications
• cost-benefit ratio
• timeline for implementation
• additional human and capital needs to improve ED flow.

2c. Review business plan with mentor and administration.
2a. Submit an annotated bibliography (minimum of 15 peer-reviewed sources) of literature search on developing a business plan.

2b. Document meeting with administration on key issues to address in business plan.

2b. Submit business plan to include:

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Learning Objectives Learning Strategies Evidence of Accomplishments Midpoint Review
(at 30 hours of Practicum Project) Outcome-
To Be Completed Prior to Starting NUR/590B
3.0
Implement business plan to decrease extended ED wait times.

3a. Set up date and time and implement business plan to decrease extended ED wait times

3b. Have mentor complete written feedback report on implementation of the project.
3a. Document implementation of business plan and personal learning.

3b. Submit written feedback report from mentor on implementation of project. PLEASE FILL THIS PORTION ALSO PLEASE FILL THIS PORTION ALSO
Learning Objectives Learning Strategies Evidence of Accomplishments Midpoint Review
(at 30 hours of Practicum Project) Outcome-
To Be Completed Prior to Starting NUR/590B
4.0 Evaluate overall project. 4a. Develop evaluation tool to administer to ED staff on success of the project.
4b. Administer evaluation tool to ED staff on the success of the project.

4c. Analyze ED wait time data 1 month after implementation of business plan and compare to initial baseline data.
4d. Meet with mentor to review all evaluation results.
4a.Submit copy of evaluation tool administered to ED staff on success of the project.
4b. Submit summary analysis of evaluation tool results.
4c. Submit chart comparing ED wait time for patients before and after implementation of the project.
4d. Document meeting with mentor to review evaluation results and overall project. PLEASE FILL THIS PORTION ALSO PLEASE FILL THIS PORTION ALSO