LEARNING PLANS FOR LONG TERM CARE1
Learning Plans for Long Term Care an St. Joseph’s at Fleming
Lara M Robertson
Trent University Nursing 1020H
Learning PlanName: Lara Robertson Course Number: NURS1020H
Course Name: Clinical Placement 1 Area of Practice: LTC
Competency Category
(Indicate with a check which competency category this page refers to)
o Professional Responsibility
o Knowledge-based Practice
o Ethical Practice
o Service to the Public
o Self-Regulation
Goals
- To punctually attend all lab and clinical days for this course in professional attire and with a professional attitude.
- To complete all tasks given in clinical between January 15th and my midterm review within their required time frames and, if problems arise, be honest and ask for assistance or instruction in order to complete those tasks.
Activities, Necessary Resources and Timeframes to achieve my goal
- This will require:
- Preparing the necessary work for lab on MyNursingLab and the SLS system (weekly)
Elsevier (2012). Potter: Fundamentals of Nursing, 8th Edition Simulation Learning System [online software]
- Knowledge of lab and clinical schedules (by Jan 20th)
- An understanding of the Student Handbook regarding uniform and professional attitude (by Jan 20th)
- An understanding of the RNAO’s BPG for Professionalism in Nursing (by April 2nd)
- This will require:
- A task manager (ongoing)
- Fundamentals of Canadian Nursing: Concepts, Process, and Practice (ongoing)
- MyNursingLab and SLS software (weekly)
Pearson (2009). MyNursingLab Website for Trent University NURS 1000/1002. Available at
- Open communication with my supervisor and lab instructor (ongoing)
Evaluation
How will I know that I have achieved my goal?
- I will have completed this goal when I have attended every lab and clinical day this term (January 15-April 2nd) and have received confirmatory feedback from my client, supervisor and lab instructor regarding my punctuality, and professional attire and attitude.
- I will have completed this goal when I have received a midterm review showing I have completed all tasks given to me to my supervisor’s satisfaction, maintained honest communication regarding my difficulties completing them, and asked for help at appropriate times.
My learning plan addresses:
√ Self-Reflection
√ Course Learning Objectives
o Consideration to previous evaluation
√ Cumulative and Appropriate for educational level
Signature: Lara Robertson Date: January 20, 2013
Learning Plan
Name: Lara Robertson Course Number: NURS1020H
Course Name: Clinical Placement 1 Area of Practice: LTC
Competency Category
(Indicate with a check which competency category this page refers to)
o Professional Responsibility
o Knowledge-based Practice
o Ethical Practice
o Service to the Public
o Self-Regulation
Goals
- To complete 1 new skill from labs 1-4 5 times successfully in the clinical settingbefore the end of term.
- To become knowledgeable in the Ontario protocols regarding contact and droplet precautions and demonstrate this knowledge whenever the need arises in clinical this term (ends April 2nd).
Activities, Necessary Resources and Timeframes to achieve my goal
- This will require:
- Preparatory readings and assignments for labs 1-4 (ongoing until end of lab 4)
- Attending and successfully completing labs 1-4 (ongoing until end of lab 4)
- Access in clinical to the opportunity to perform these skills 5 times (by April 2nd)
- This will require:
- Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care of Ontario’s Routine Practices and Additional Precautions In All Health Care Settings document, specifically the droplet and contact precautions sections (by April 2nd)
- Knowledge of location of all necessary PPE and cleaning materials in clinical setting (by April 2nd)
Evaluation
How will I know that I have achieved my goal?
- I will know that I have completed this goal when I have successfully performed the following tasks 5 times in the clinical setting to my supervisor’s and/or client’s satisfaction before the end of the term:
Lab 2: Helped with oral hygiene care
Lab 3: Created a SOAP/SOAPIE note
Lab 4: Taken a blood pressure
- When I have demonstrated knowledge and implemented protocols regarding droplet and contact precautions to my supervisor’s satisfactions whenever those conditions occurred in clinical.
My learning plan addresses:
o Self-Reflection
√ Course Learning Objectives
o Consideration to previous evaluation
√ Cumulative and Appropriate for educational level
Signature: Lara Robertson Date: January 20, 2013
Learning Plan
Name: Lara Robertson Course Number: NURS1020H
Course Name: Clinical Placement 1 Area of Practice: LTC
Competency Category
(Indicate with a check which competency category this page refers to)
o Professional Responsibility
o Knowledge-based Practice
o Ethical Practice
o Service to the Public
o Self-Regulation
Goals
- To maintain client confidentiality in all forms for the duration of my clinical placement (January 15-April 2), as determined by feedback from any or all of my supervisor, client, peers, instructors and the client’s family.
- To demonstrate knowledge regarding the legal and ethical realities regarding informed consent, especially in the long term care setting, before the end of the term (April 2nd).
Activities, Necessary Resources and Timeframes to achieve my goal
- This will require:
- Knowledge of the Student Handbook confidentiality sections (by midterm review)
- Knowledge of confidentiality policies at St. Joseph’s at Fleming (by midterm review)
- This will require:
- CNO’s Practice Guideline on Consent (by April 2nd)
- Ethics and Issues in Contemporary Nursing byBurkhardt et al., specifically sections on informed consent. (by midterm review)
Evaluation
How will I know that I have achieved my goal?
- I will know I have achieved this goal when feedback from any or all of my supervisor, client, peers, instructors and the client’s family shows that I have maintained client confidentiality at all times.
- When I have demonstrated to my supervisor an understanding of the legal and ethical problems and ramifications of informed consent in the long term care setting by my end of term review.
My learning plan addresses:
√ Self-Reflection
√ Course Learning Objectives
o Consideration to previous evaluation
√ Cumulative and Appropriate for educational level
Signature: Lara Robertson Date: January 20, 2013
Learning Plan
Name: Lara Robertson Course Number: NURS1020H
Course Name: Clinical Placement 1 Area of Practice: LTC
Competency Category
(Indicate with a check which competency category this page refers to)
o Professional Responsibility
o Knowledge-based Practice
o Ethical Practice
o Service to the Public
o Self-Regulation
Goals
- To help a peer use a mechanical lift instead of performing a manual one 5 times before the end of term in order to prevent unnecessary musculoskeletal injuries.
- To give and receive constructive feedback appropriately to and from my peers when the need arises during the term.
Activities, Necessary Resources and Timeframes to achieve my goal
- This will require:
- Knowledge of how to use a mechanical lift from lab (by midterm review)
- The opportunity to help 5 times (by April 2nd)
- This will require:
- An honest and working relationship with my peers (by midterm review)
Evaluation
How will I know that I have achieved my goal?
- I will know I have achieved this goal when I have successfully helped a peer use a mechanical lift 5 times before the end of term to our supervisor’s, client’s and my peer’s satisfaction.
- I will know that I have completed this goal when I feel I have completed the term with a system of open dialogue of constructive feedback with my peers well in place, and have received feedback from them to the same effect.
My learning plan addresses:
√ Self-Reflection
√ Course Learning Objectives
o Consideration to previous evaluation
√ Cumulative and Appropriate for educational level
Signature: Lara Robertson Date: January 20, 2013
Learning Plan
Name: Lara Robertson Course Number: NURS1020H
Course Name: Clinical Placement 1 Area of Practice: LTC
Competency Category
(Indicate with a check which competency category this page refers to)
o Professional Responsibility
o Knowledge-based Practice
o Ethical Practice
o Service to the Public
o Self-Regulation
Goals
- To only perform tasks this term that I have been taught how to do, and to inform my supervisor if I have been assigned a task that is not within my personal scope of practice/skill set.
- To seek further information regarding 3 things that occur during the term that I do not understand but are essential to my nursing competence. These things could be a new task, protocol, infection, syndrome, ethical or nursing model, or cultural or religious practice.
Activities, Necessary Resources and Timeframes to achieve my goal
- This will require:
- And understanding of my current skills and limitations at all times (ongoing)
- And open discussion of these skills with my supervisor and peers (ongoing)
- This will likely require resources such as:
- Fundamentals of Canadian Nursing: Concepts, Process, and Practice (by April 2nd)
- Whatever CNO practice guidelines, RNAO BPGs, PHAC MSDSs and guidelines are necessary(by April 2nd)
- Ethics and Issues in Contemporary Nursing (by April 2nd)
- Instructions from my client, supervisor, peers or other sources of knowledge
Evaluation
How will I know that I have achieved my goal?
- I will know I have accomplished this goal when I have completed the term having only performed what was within my personal scope of practice/skill set.
- I will know I have accomplished this goal when I have encountered and mastered 3 novel things in the interest of continued competence.
My learning plan addresses:
√ Self-Reflection
√ Course Learning Objectives
o Consideration to previous evaluation
√ Cumulative and Appropriate for educational level
Signature: Lara Robertson Date: January 20, 2013