Personal Wellness Journal Guidelines

ersonal Wellness Journal Guidelines
Personal Wellness Journal Guidelines
The purpose of this activity is to teach students the principles of health promotion, self-care, change theory,
health education, health planning and evaluation.
COURSE OUTCOMES
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
CO2. Examine theories and concepts related to health promotion behaviors. (PO#1 & 2)
CO7. Identify health promotion strategies throughout the lifespan. (PO#1 & 2)
REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES
• Identify priority areas to improve one’s own health and wellness (lifestyle).
• Write at least one wellness goal to implement during this session. Goal may be related to but not limited
to: physical activity, sleep and rest, recreation, nutrition, stress reduction, weight management, time
management, and/or relationships.
• Describe day-to-day activities, events, challenges, achievements, plans, and progress related to goal in
a weekly journal. Submit three journals on the timeline specified in the course calendar. The first two
submissions will be for review and comment. Evaluate progress toward the goal and discuss progress
or lack of progress, what strategies worked and did not work (formative evaluation). From week to week
adjust your plan to achieve your goal.
• Three journals, one each per week for three consecutive weeks:
o First two (2) journals will be submitted in the Dropbox before class on due dates provided in the
course calendar.
o Faculty will review and comment on the first and second journals (i.e. no points).
o Only final journal will be allocated assignment points; must have completed all journals on time in
order to get full points for the assignment.
• All information will be kept confidential and used solely for the purposes of this assignment.
• Faculty will debrief by having a discussion on what was learned as long as individuals are willing to
share. Also discuss how this activity will help the student provide nursing care.
POINTS FOR ENTIRE PROJECT: 100 POINTS
The final journal should be a review of all three weeks progress, measure achievement of the goal and
express future plans for promoting your health (summative evaluation).
Category Points {b347ee882963fc078925bef44838eb079b614d3dde11dc0714b595823c2ade58} Description: See Rubric for Details
Goal
Identification
20 20{b347ee882963fc078925bef44838eb079b614d3dde11dc0714b595823c2ade58}
Goal identified is Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timely
Implementation 30 30{b347ee882963fc078925bef44838eb079b614d3dde11dc0714b595823c2ade58}
Evaluation 30 30{b347ee882963fc078925bef44838eb079b614d3dde11dc0714b595823c2ade58}
[SMART] identified in Journal One, Two, and Three.
Strategies and activities were clearly identified and appropriate for the goal;
Identified factors that promoted or prevented effective implementation of
strategies; The journals reflected appropriate adjustments made to meet the
goal. Strategies and activities were maintained or revised in Journal One,
Two and Three.
Evaluation provides an overview of the health risk assessment results and
identified goal to be achieved; Strategies implemented were evaluated for
effectiveness, describing those strategies that worked and/or did not work;
Reflects on possible reasons
for presence or lack of effectiveness;
Summarizes key concepts of health and wellness in relation to personal
experiences from this exercise. Evaluation was formative in Journal One and
Two, and summative in Journal Three.
Summary 15 15{b347ee882963fc078925bef44838eb079b614d3dde11dc0714b595823c2ade58}
Relates this experience of setting a health goal, planning interventions,
implementing interventions, and evaluating the process and outcome of plan
to their future nursing practice and the care of patients. Journal Three Only.
APA Format 5 5{b347ee882963fc078925bef44838eb079b614d3dde11dc0714b595823c2ade58}
Journal One, Two, and Three are prepared in APA format; grammar and
TOTAL
syntax is college-level quality.
100
A quality project will meet or exceed all of the above requirements.
Assignment
Criteria
Goal Identification
(20 pts)
Implementation
(30 pts)
Evaluation
(30 pts)
Summary
(15 pts)
Grammar/
APA format
(5 pts)
Meets Criteria Partially Meets Criteria Does Not Meet Criteria
Goal identified is Specific,
Measurable, Attainable, Realistic,
and Timely [SMART]. Identified in
Journal One, Two, and Three.
18-20 points
ALL Strategies and activities were
clearly identified and appropriate for
the goal; Identified factors that
promoted or prevented effective
implementation of strategies; The
journals reflected appropriate
adjustments made to meet the goal.
Strategies and activities were
maintained or revised in Journal
One, Two and Three.
27-30 points

 

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