The purpose of this paper is to state my three or four objectives, planned activities, mode of assessment, and state what am expecting as my course outcome. Knowing the course content from the beginning is very important to me to be successful in this program because this will enable me to set a goal and monitor my progress. More importantly, this will not only help me to be successful in this program but will also help me to be successful in my national exam. Yusuff (2018), setting goals and appropriate planning help students to be focused and be successful in their academic performance. Evidence-based practice shows that personalized goal settings and study planning have helped students to be successful not only in the classroom but also after completing their program.

Introduction

Developing personalized goals and study planning is very important for me to complete this program successfully. Every student has a different lifestyle that can interfere with their academics and studies, but developing objectives, planned activities, mode of assessment, and expected outcomes will help in guiding me through what am expected to accomplish for the course and the program at large. Aghera et al., (2018), students should not only list their goals, but they should also execute them and that is what results in success. One of the importance of the goal is that it helps in promoting learning performance.

Objective 1:

During this clinical rotation I planned to learn how to select the appropriate and evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for my patient treatment plans and medication prescriptions. I also plan to learn the appropriate informed consents that are necessary for all ages and the required regulation for the state in which I will be practicing as a Nurse Practitioner.

Planned Activities:

During my patient assessment, I planned to ask them about the medication that they have used before and the effectiveness of the medication. I will give them varieties of options for their treatment and let them the less restrictive one and the one that comes with the highest risk.

Mode of Assessment: I will like to assess my patient individually. Honavar (2018), the one-to-one approach will enable the patient to tell the provider all the necessary information that is needed for 5 their psychiatric evaluation. Before prescribing any medication to my patient, I will make sure they are informed about the risk and benefits, and ask for their preference, and what they can afford. This is important because the majority of psychiatric patients are not treatment compliant because they cannot afford the medication that is prescribed for them.

PRAC Course Outcome(s) Addressed: My professional plan is to learn and understand how the right approach to address my patient and build a very good professional relationship with them. This will not only make me a great Nurse Practitioner but it will help alleviate my patient’s symptoms. This is because every patient wants to be related to their provider effectively and they want to be able to express their feelings to a Nurse Practitioner that is willing and ready to listen to their concerns.

Objective 2: Secondly, in this clinical rotation, I planned to learn the most appropriate screening method and the instrument that are engage-specific after learning the appropriate screening method, I also planned to implement and interprets them efficiently and accurately

Planned Activities: I planned to develop an appropriate and patient-specific treatment plan of care for my patient that are based on their screening result and response. Putting all the information obtained from the patient together will help in developing a treatment plan that is specific to their symptoms and illness.

Mode of Assessment: I will give my patient the questionnaire for the appropriate screening tool that is meant for their age and diagnosis. Before handling the questionnaire to them, I will encourage them to answer the question to the best of their ability and also let them know that any response that they put for the questionnaire will not be used to judge them but rather be used to develop an appropriate treatment plan for them accordingly.

PRAC Course Outcome(s) Addressed: By the end of this clinical rotation, I planned to have the right knowledge on how to use the screening tool for my patient and effectively utilized it for their treatment plan. I will also share the result of the screening tools with the other treatment team members to use in developing appropriate treatment plan options for the patient can include patient referrals and the psychotherapy approach.

Objective 3: I plan to learn the appropriate documentation that is required for proper psychiatric evaluation including the legal and ethical standards that is ag appropriate. I also planned to know the appropriate process for intake interviews and referral procedures. Accurate documentation promotes patient care and helps to speed up their recovery process (Momenipur & Pennathur, 2019).

Planned Activities: I planned to learn the appropriate documentation from my preceptor and ask questions. I also planned to put all my documentation in my patient’s own words.

Mode of Assessment: I will assess my progress by documenting patient psychiatric evaluation during my clinical rotation and do more intake assessments and referrals.

PRAC Course Outcome(s) Addressed: By the end of this clinical rotation, I planned to have learned effective documentation, intake assessment, and age-appropriate referrals for my patient

Part 3: Projected Timeline/Schedule

This timeline is intended as a planning tool; your actual schedule may differ from the projections you are making now. 7 I intend to complete the 144 or 160 Practicum hours (as applicable) according to the following timeline/schedule. I also understand that I must see at least 80 patients during my practicum experience. I understand that I may not complete my practicum hours sooner than 8 weeks. I understand I may not be in the practicum setting longer than 8 hours per day unless pre-approved by my faculty.

Conclusion

By highlighting all my SMART goals for the course, I believe this will help me to be successful in the course and also for my nation examination. During the program, I believed I have learned a lot, but are still more to cover especially to be successful in the national exam. To be successful all the objectives, planned activities, and course outcomes must be followed promptly. Moreover, to achieve all these, I need to incorporate discipline and good time management. To be successful in an academic environment and life generally one needs to set a goal that is higher and more specific, this is one of the best management tools to increase personal performance and motivation (Höpfner & Keith, 2021).