NURS 319 Nursing Practice V: Promoting Health and Healing

Assessment

Practicum Learning Experiences

Student progress will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and at the end of the practice experience. Midterm and final Practice Appraisal Forms (PAFs) will be completed by the student and instructor at midterm and at the end of the semester. Evaluation will involve the instructor and student input and based on the Domains of Nursing specified on the Nursing 319 Practice Appraisal Form. The determination of satisfactory or unsatisfactory performance will be based on the Domains of Nursing Practice specified on the Nursing 319 Practice Appraisal Form.

The student must complete a Decision Making assignment and achieve a satisfactory designation during the fall semester. The focus of the decision making assignment is on caring for the complex client and a focus on complexity and evaluation of nursing care. Decision Making assignment guidelines, expectations and marking tools can be found on the NURS 319 Moodle Site.
Students must complete two Reflective Activities during this semester. Reflective Activity requirements allow forthe student to reflect, analyze, and critique his/her/their thoughts, feelings, actions, and lived experience with thegoal to gain understanding of the effect of the application of nursing knowledge and standards of care, criticalthinking, decision-making, caring, teaching, and leadership in practice. It is a way to think about and explore howlearners actions influence the health of the patient, and to provide insight about how those actions could bechanged. Due dates vary for each practice group and will be posted on the Moodle site for NURS 319.

Simulation Learning Experiences

Simulation is an important component of NURS 319 and supports students in continuing to develop their nursing knowledge, clinical judgment, communication, collaboration, and professional practice. Simulation learning experiences provide opportunities to apply theory to practice in a structured, supportive environment where students can practice assessment, decision-making, prioritization, relational practice, documentation, and safe nursing interventions.
Students will participate in three simulation learning experiences over the semester.

Simulations are scheduled on Fridays from 0900–1200 in Room M-17 over a 12-week period. Students will bedivided into groups of approximately eight and will attend simulation according to the schedule provided by theinstructor. Each student will participate in a simulation approximately every four weeks.
Simulation learning experiences are not evaluated by the instructor; however, attendance is mandatory, and simulation hours are counted toward the required practice hours for the course. Students are expected to come prepared, complete any required pre-simulation preparation posted on the NURS 319 Moodle site, participate actively, engage respectfully with peers and faculty, and contribute to reflective debriefing following each simulation experience.

Following each simulation, students are required to complete a reflective activity. These reflective activities are not evaluated; however, the instructor will review submissions and provide formative feedback to support student learning, clinical judgment, and ongoing professional development. Any reflective activities that are not completed will be noted in the student’s PAF. Students are encouraged to use their simulation experiences, reflective activities, debriefing insights, and feedback as evidence of developing practice competence within their Practice Appraisal Form (PAF).

Simulation is not intended to evaluate perfection, but rather to support learning, confidence, critical reflection, and the ongoing development of safe, ethical, and person-centred nursing practice. Simulation experiences aregrounded in principles of psychological safety, mutual respect, confidentiality, and professional accountability.