Practicum Application and Activities
Practicum Application and Activities
Be sure to cite and reference sources as you validate these external factors within the literature
Make sure that your literature support is current within five years, and that it is from credible scholarly sources
Key informant interviews may also provide insight to additional external factors within the community
Practicum Application and Activities
Earlier in your MSN coursework, you may have identified a problem and initiated a SWOT analysis, as well as investigation of influencing factors that shape this problem. Take time to revisit any previous work and take the necessary ‘next steps’ to complete an actual or hypothetical SWOT analysis, and an actual investigation of the external variables that shape the problem. Review the Johns Hopkins Appendix G and the SWOT Analysis and Assessment of Influencing Factors Worksheet located in the MSN Toolbox area of the course. Proceed with the following activities. Document your practicum-related activities on the Practicum Log:
Prepare a plan with specific talking points to meet with your faculty (and practicum mentor if available) regarding the implementation and evaluation of your planned change project.
Meet by phone with faculty (and practicum mentor if available) to discuss assessment of the problem and influencing factors.
Revisit current, scholarly publications that support the identified problem. Document your findings using a literature review tool or the Johns Hopkins Appendix G document, located in the MSN Toolbox for this activity.
Complete the SWOT Analysis and Assessment of Influencing Factors Worksheet located in the MSN Toolbox.
Validate your work on Phase 1 with your faculty (and practicum mentor if available) as needed.
Revise your work as necessary.
Submit the following with your time log, once Phase 1 is completed:
Submit your literature review tool that supports the identified problem or the John Hopkins Appendix G
SWOT Analysis and Assessment of Influencing Factors Worksheet
