Practicum Learning Agreement NUR/590AB Version 2 University of Phoenix Material Practicum Learning Agreement Student’s Name Ali Ervilus RN: 26NR13580600 Faculty Professor Anna (Jean) Pickus, RN, MSN University of Phoenix Faculty in Nursing Certified Advanced Facilitator UOP Online Faculty Email:[email protected] Student’s Phone Number (856)-982-9084 UOPX Campus University of Phoenix--Online Name of Practicum Site Laurel Manor Healthcare & Rehabilitation Address, City, State, and Zip Code of Practicum Site 18 W Laurel Rd Stratford, NJ 08081 Mentor’s Name and Educational Credentials (Minimum of an RN MSN required) Elaine Summers, RN, MSN Mentor’s Agency Laurel Manor Healthcare & Rehabilitation Mentor’s Job Title Director of Nursing Mentor’s Phone Number and Email (609)556-5643 [email protected] Practicum Goal: (1) Identify healthcare staff’s comfort level with end-of-life issues in long-term care residents. (2) Identify barriers healthcare staff have in addressing end-of-life issues in long-term care residents. (3) Develop strategies to increase healthcare staff’s comfort in addressing end-of-life issues in long-term care residents. 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 NUR/590B 1.0 Analyze the learning needs and barriers of healthcare staff in addressing end-of-life issues in long-term care residents. 1a. Review literature that addresses the learning needs and barriers of healthcare staff in addressing end-of-life issues in long-term care residents. 1b. Discuss findings of literaturereview with mentor to determine how healthcare staff can better address end-of-life issues in long-term care residents. 1c. Develop a survey regarding end-of-life issues faced by long-term care residents for healthcare staff. 1d. Administer needs assessment survey for staff regarding end-of-life issues faced by long-term care residents. 1e. Meet with mentor to discuss results of needs assessment survey. 1a. Submit an annotated bibliography of at least 15 peer-reviewed, published articles or texts on the learning needs and barriers of healthcare staff in addressing end-of-life issues in long-term care residents. 1b. Submit summary of the discussion with mentor on how healthcare staff can better address end-of-life issues in long-term care residents. 1c. Submit needs assessment survey for healthcare staff regarding end-of-life issues faced by long-term care residents. 1d. Submit summary of needs assessment results on end-of-life issues faced by long-term care residents given to staff. 1e. Document discussion of needs assessment survey with mentor in .

1. Practicum Learning Agreement
NUR/590AB Version 2
University of Phoenix Material
Practicum Learning Agreement
Student’s Name
Ali Ervilus
RN: 26NR13580600
Faculty
Professor Anna (Jean) Pickus, RN, MSN
University of Phoenix
Faculty in Nursing
Certified Advanced Facilitator
UOP Online Faculty
Email:[email protected]
Student’s
Phone
Number

2. (856)-982-9084
UOPX
Campus
University of Phoenix--Online
Name of Practicum Site
Laurel Manor Healthcare & Rehabilitation
Address, City, State, and Zip Code of Practicum Site
18 W Laurel Rd
Stratford, NJ 08081
Mentor’s
Name and Educational
Credentials
(Minimum of an RN MSN required)
Elaine Summers, RN, MSN

3. Mentor’s
Agency
Laurel Manor Healthcare & Rehabilitation
Mentor’s Job Title
Director of Nursing
Mentor’s
Phone
Number and Email
(609)556-5643
[email protected]
Practicum Goal: (1) Identify healthcare staff’s comfort level
with end-of-life issues in long-term care residents.
(2) Identify barriers healthcare staff have in addressing end-of-
life issues in long-term care residents.
(3) Develop strategies to increase healthcare staff’s comfort in
addressing end-of-life issues in long-term care residents.
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

4. Midpoint Review
(at 30 hours of Practicum Project)
Outcome-
To Be Completed Prior to Starting NUR/590B
1.0
Analyze the learning needs and barriers of healthcare staff in
addressing end-of-life issues in long-term care residents.
1a.
Review literature that addresses the learning needs and barriers
of healthcare staff in addressing end-of-life issues in long-term
care residents.
1b.
Discuss findings of literaturereview with mentor to determine
how healthcare staff can better address end-of-life issues in
long-term care residents.
1c.
Develop a survey regarding end-of-life issues faced by long-
term care residents for healthcare staff.
1d. Administer needs assessment survey for staff regarding end-
of-life issues faced by long-term care residents.
1e. Meet with mentor to discuss results of needs assessment
survey.
1a.
Submit an annotated bibliography of at least 15 peer-reviewed,
published articles or texts on the learning needs and barriers of

5. healthcare staff in addressing end-of-life issues in long-term
care residents.
1b.
Submit summary of the discussion with mentor on how
healthcare staff can better address end-of-life issues in long-
term care residents.
1c.
Submit needs assessment survey for healthcare staff regarding
end-of-life issues faced by long-term care residents.
1d. Submit summary of needs assessment results on end-of-life
issues faced by long-term care residents given to staff.
1e. Document discussion of needs assessment survey with
mentor in practicum journal.
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 an educational curriculum to teach healthcare staff
successful strategies to address and manage end-of-life issues in
long-term care residents.
2a.

6. Literature search on successful strategies used in addressing and
managing end-of-life issues in long-term care residents and
instructional methods used in teaching healthcare staff.
2b.Develop educational curriculum for healthcare staff on how
to address and manage end-of-life issues in long-term care
residentsto include objectives, teaching strategy, content
outline, and Power Point presentation with speaker’s notes.
2c.
Review all materials used in creating educational curriculum on
addressing and managing end-of-life issues in long-term care
residents with mentor.
2a.
Submit an annotated bibliography of at least 15 peer-reviewed,
published articles or texts on successful strategies and
instructional methods used to teach healthcare staff who are
managing end-of-life issues in long-term care residents.
2b.Submit educational curriculum for healthcare staff on how to
address and manage end-of-life issues in long-term care
residentsto include objectives, teaching strategy, content
outline, and Power Point presentation with speaker’s notes.
2c.
Submit summary of review by mentor of all educational
materials developed on managing end-of-life issues in long-term
care residents.

7. 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 educational curriculum via classroom instruction to
teach healthcare staff successful strategies to address and
manage end-of-life issues in long-term care residents.
3a.
Coordinate date, time, and location with mentor and implement
project for healthcare staff on addressing and managing end-of-
life issues in long-term care residents.
3b.
Have mentor observe presentation for healthcare staff on
addressing and managing end-of-life issues in long-term care
residents and provide feedback.
3a.
Document implementation of project on addressing end-of-life
issues in long-term care residents and personal learning
experiences in practicum journal.
3b.
Submit written feedback from mentor relating to curriculum

8. presentation healthcare staff on addressing and managing end-
of-life issues in long-term care residents.
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 the effectiveness of the educational curriculum for
healthcare staff on addressing and managing end-of-life issues
in long-term care residents.
4a.
Develop a questionnaire evaluating the effectiveness of the
educational curriculum for healthcare staff on addressing and
managing end-of-life issues in long-term care residents.
4b.
Administer questionnaire evaluating the effectiveness of the
curriculum healthcare staff on addressing and managing end-of-
life issues in long-term care residents.
4c.Meet with mentor to review results of questionnaire given to
health care staff on the effectiveness of the curriculum
developed on addressing and managing end-of-life issues in
long-term care residents.

9. 4a.
Submit a copy of questionnaire developed evaluating the
effectiveness of the educational curriculum for healthcare staff
on addressing and managing end-of-life issues in long-term care
residents.
4b.
Submit summary of questionnaire results given to healthcare
staff on addressing and managing end-of-life issues in long-
term care residents.
4c. Submit summary of meeting with mentor to review results of
questionnaire given to health care staff on the effectiveness of
the curriculum developed to address and manage end-of-life
issues in long-term care residents.
Grading Criteria - Week Two Learning Agreement Draft -
Learning Strategies and Evidence of Accomplishments
Points
Practicum learning strategies and evidence of accomplishments
are stated in a simple and easy to understand manner
5 points/5 points
A minimum of 2-3 measurable strategies are given for each
objective (no more than 5-6 strategies for each objective)
5 points/5 points
A minimum of 1 evidence of accomplishment is given for each
learning strategy
5 points/5 points
Learning strategies are consistent and match evidence of
accomplishments
7 points/12 points

10. Your learning strategies needed to better match your evidence
of accomplishments and lead to the complete accomplishment of
each objective (-5 points).
Corrections to objectives section of learning agreement are
made based on Week One feedback
3 points/3 points
Total points
25 points/30 points