NU675-Unit 4 Assignment – Clinical: Journal Reflection

Reflective Journal Instructions

You will create 7 entries for your Reflective Journal about a patient encounter. In the 7th entry, you will review the previous 6 entries and evaluate your progress in reflective practice over the course of the term.  Each journal should be a minimum of 250 words. 

The purpose of this reflective journal is self-reflection regarding the role in the process of self-reflection as a PMHNP provider. Through reflective practice, the student will evaluate their own emotional health and recognize one’s own feelings as well as one’s ability to monitor and manage those feelings. The point of the exercise is to learn yourself, your triggers, the types of cases you end up getting overly involved with, and those you’d rather refer to someone else. The idea is to be able to personally reflect on your behaviors/thoughts/decisions and how those impact you in the role of PMHNP. 

Address the following items: 

In a Word document, respond (agree or disagree) to each of the following statements succinctly, but with detail.

• Children never have sleep issues unless they intake too much sugar in their diet.
• Sleep disorders come in only three main forms, one related to narcolepsy, one related to sleep apnea, and the other related to the inability to stay awake due to stress.
• The use of over-the-counter sleep aids should be encouraged over prescription sleep aids as they are safer and are not habit-forming in any way.
• Menopause has no impact on insomnia or sleep patterns.
• As a backup to over-the-counter sleep aids, benzodiazepines are the most useful and first-line treatment for sleep issues.
• Discuss best practice for insomnia assessment and treatment.
• Name one specific resource or guideline for treatment

Use the appropriate APA formatting with a minimum of 2 references to support your work.

All components must be discussed to receive full credit as complete.

Note: Grades of Incomplete on this assignment will result in a clinical failure.

Rubric

NU675 Unit 4 Assignment – Clinical: Journal Reflection

NU675 Unit 4 Assignment – Clinical: Journal Reflection

CriteriaRatingsPts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContent Reflection

8 pts

Level 5

Reflection demonstrates a high degree of critical thinking in applying, analyzing, and evaluating key course concepts and theories from readings, lectures, media, discussions activities, and/or assignments. Insightful and relevant connections made through contextual explanations, inferences, and examples.

5.6 pts

Level 3

Reflection demonstrates some degree of critical thinking in applying, analyzing, and/or evaluating key course concepts and theories from readings, lectures, media, discussions activities, and/or assignments. Connections made through explanations, inferences, and/or examples.

3.2 pts

Level 1

Reflection demonstrates limited critical thinking in applying, analyzing, and/or evaluating key course concepts and theories from readings, lectures, media, discussions, activities, and/or assignments Minimal connections made through explanations, inferences, and/or examples.

0 pts

Level 0

Reflection lacks critical thinking. Superficial connections are made with key course concepts and course materials, activities, and/or assignments.

8 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePersonal Growth

8 pts

Level 5

Conveys strong evidence of reflection on own work with a personal response to the self-assessment questions posed. Demonstrates significant personal growth and awareness of deeper meaning through inferences made, examples, well developed insights, and substantial depth in perceptions and challenges. Synthesizes current experience into future implications.

5.6 pts

Level 3

Conveys evidence of reflection on own work with a personal response to the self-assessment questions posed. Demonstrates satisfactory personal growth and awareness through some inferences made, examples, insights, and challenges. Some thought of the future implications of current experience.

3.2 pts

Level 1

Conveys limited evidence of reflection on own work in response to the self-assessment questions posed. Demonstrates less than adequate personal growth and awareness through few or simplistic inferences made, examples, insights, and/or challenges that are not well developed. Minimal thought of the future implications of current experience.

0 pts

Level 0

Conveys inadequate evidence of reflection on own work in response to the self-assessment questions posed. Personal growth and awareness are not evident and/or demonstrates a neutral experience with negligible personal impact. Lacks enough inferences, examples, personal insights and challenges, and/or future implications are overlooked.

8 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeTimliness

4 pts

Level 5

Journal reflection is submitted on or before deadline.

2.8 pts

Level 3

Journal reflection is submitted within 1 day (24 hours) after the deadline.

1.6 pts

Leve 1

Journal reflection is submitted 1-2 days (25-48 hours) after the deadline.

0 pts

Level 0

Journal reflection is submitted 2-3 days (49-72 hours) after the deadline.

4 pts

Total Points: 20

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