Project Reporting Log and Journal Entries:
After each community site experience, you must log your hours on the Project Reporting Log, Validation of Hours, and Journal Entries Download Project Reporting Log, Validation of Hours, and Journal Entriesform and engage in reflective journaling. This process should continue until you have completed all 22.5 hours of your AFE Community Experience.
Reflection-on-action is crucial for your development and is a vital aspect of critical thinking, as outlined by Tanner's Model of Clinical Judgment. Reflection helps integrate learning from practice into personal experience, aiding in future decision-making in patient care situations (Giddens, 2021, p. 375).
These journal entries provide you with an opportunity to reflect and evaluate your experiences during the AFE Community Experience. Each entry should be completed within 24 hours after your experience to ensure you capture all of the details. However, you have until the end of week 10 to submit your validation of hours form and journal entries. Remember to print your validation of hours form and fill out each section without leaving any blank spaces or using ‘NA’. A designated coordinator is overseeing your hours and must sign your Project Reporting Log using ink. Then, submit it to the correct assignment location in Canvas.
Instructions for Journal Entries:
- Write a personal reflection about your AFE Community Experience for the day in 2-3 paragraphs.
- Discuss the following aspects:
- Professional Competence: Reflect on positive aspects of your day at the experiential site, including successful interactions with others and any notable observations. Describe any interpersonal interactions witnessed or participated in.
- Challenging Situations: Describe any challenges or difficult situations encountered during the day at the experiential site. Include reasons for the challenges and potential underlying causes. Consider how you would handle similar challenges in the future.
- Personal and Professional Growth and Development: Reflect on how you experienced the 'art of nursing' or relevant professional practices during the day. Discuss how these experiences contribute to your personal and professional growth, and how they might influence your future practice.
Note: Ensure completion of all Applied Field Experience requirements, including journal submissions, by the end of week 10.
Rubric
AFE Community Experience Project Reporting Log and Journal Entries
| Criteria | Ratings | Pts |
|---|---|---|
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeProject Report Log and Journal Submission requirements | 10 ptsExemplaryThe Project Reporting Log contains 22.5 documented and validated hours at an AFE Community site(s) by a site coordinator. Each written journal entry submission is 2-3 paragraphs and reflects the individual learner's personal thoughts and observations. Each AFE experience is represented by a journal entry.5 ptsDevelopingThe Project Reporting Log contains 22.5 documented and validated hours at an AFE Community site(s). Journal entries represent the individual learner's personal thoughts and observations. 0 ptsDoes not meet expectationsThe Project Reporting Log does not contain 22.5 documented or validated hours at an AFE Community site(s). The learner will be placed in an 'Incomplete, Remediation (IR) status. Also use this criteria if a journal entry is not completed for each community experience. | 10 pts |
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeProfessional Competence | 30 ptsExemplaryFor each experience, in a single paragraph, the learner is descriptive, concise, and professional in their thoughts. Articulates effectively to the prompt 'Discuss what went well today. Describe interpersonal interactions you witnessed or in which you participated' during the day's AFE hours.20 ptsProficientFor each experience, the learner is concise and professional in their thoughts and addresses both prompts. However, the submissions would benefit from more descriptive criteria to represent a complete representation of the day. 10 ptsDevelopingFor each experience, learner addresses either prompt but not both. Represents incomplete submission.0 ptsDoes not meet expectationsThis section is missing from the submissions. | 30 pts |
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeChallenging Situations | 30 ptsFull MarksFor each experience, in a single paragraph, the learner is descriptive, concise, and professional in their thoughts. Articulates effectively to the prompts 'Describe any challenges or difficult situations you observed or were directly involved with today. Include the reason(s) for the challenge and the potential underlying cause(s). If you are faced with a similar challenge in the future, how will you react/act differently?' Learner demonstrates insight into the challenging situation and shares how they would react differently in the future if faced with a similar challenge.20 ptsProficientFor each experience, learner is descriptive, concise, and professional in their thoughts about a challenging situation they observed today. However, learner could benefit from additional insight into how the situation could be handled differently if faced with a similar challenge. 10 ptsDevelopingFor each experience, learner does not effectively describe a challenging situation and lacks insight into how the situation could be handled differently if faced with a similar challenge. Represents incomplete submission.0 ptsDoes not meet expectationsThis section is missing from the submissions. | 30 pts |
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePersonal and Professional Growth and Development | 30 ptsExemplaryFor each experience, in a single paragraph, the learner is descriptive, concise, and professional in their thoughts. Articulates effectively to the prompt 'Discuss how you experienced the 'art of nursing' today. How will this influence your future professional practice?'.20 ptsProficientFor each experience, learner is descriptive, concise, and professional in their thoughts to the given prompt. Learner could benefit from additional insight about how today's care experience will influence their professional practice. 10 ptsDevelopingFor each experience, learner does not effectively describe how today's care experience will influence their professional practice. Represents incomplete submission.0 ptsDoes not meet expectationsThis section is missing from the submissions. | 30 pts |
Total Points: 100