Week 7 Assignment: Meditrek and the Practicum Plan

One of the requirements you must successfully complete for the Master of Science in Nursing and PMC is the Practicum(s). Note: The practicum for nurse executive and nursing informatics PMC is optional. Everything you need to know about the Practicum requirements can be found in the Practicum Manual. It is important for you to be familiar with the Practicum Manual and the Practicum Requirements. 

In preparation for the Practicum, you must identify your Preceptor(s), qualified nurses within a practicum site who are responsible for guiding students’ practicum experiences. There are specific qualifications for Preceptors. Once you find a person who is interested in serving as your Preceptor, you must also find out whether this individual meets the qualifications to serve as your preceptor. It is never too early to begin looking for a Preceptor. 

For this Assignment, you will first login to Meditrek, the application the College of Nursing uses to track all Practicum information and documentation. You also will identify potential Preceptors and Practicum Sites and indicate when you plan to take the Practicum course(s) by completing the Practicum Plan in Meditrek.

Note: Make sure to start on this assignment early just in case you have problems logging into Meditrek.

Weekly Resources/ Required Readings

• Walden University. (n.d.). Field experience: College of Nursing: Student resources – Graduate courses. Retrieved from https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/fieldexperience/son/applicationprocess?preview=628dc4af1964e1228ef523827b9733ab#s-lg-box-3870501
• ·  Document: Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Template

To Prepare – Locate your Meditrek Credentials (Username and Password):

• Your credentials have been emailed to your Walden student email address.  Search your Walden student issued email to locate the email from support@meditrek.info.  (NOTE:  Do not email Meditrek directly, please use the following methods if you are unable to locate your Meditrek credentials.)   
• If you are unable to find your email, you may request your credentials emailed to you online by requesting a password reset online: https://edu.meditrek.com/public/ForgotPassword.aspx
• ·  If you are unable to obtain your username and password for Meditrek, complete the Meditrek Credential Request form
• If you are unable to reset your password online, call the Customer Care Team Support or live chat via your student portal.
• Within Meditrek, click the “Search Affiliation Agreements” link to review the database of affiliation agreements that Walden has with potential field sites in your specialty and area. 

The Assignment

Part 1:

• Login to Meditrek.
• Once you are logged into Mediatrek, utilize the following tutorial to create a PDF of the home screen.
  • How to save a webpage as a PDF

Note: Tutorials for this assignment can be found on the following webpage. Look for the header labeled “Planning for Practicum” on the webpage: https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/fieldexperience/son/applicationprocess#s-lib-ctab-27424489-0

Part 2:

• Using the affiliation agreement database search within Meditrek, identify potential Practicum Sites that are in your area.
• Complete the Practicum Plan form found in Meditrek.
• Once you have submitted the Practicum Plan, you will receive a confirmation email. Use the following tutorials to create a PDF of your confirmation email.
  • Windows – Save an email as a PDF file
  • Mac – Save an email as a PDF file

By Day 7 of Week 7

Submit the PDF of the Meditrek Home Screen and the email confirmation you received after submitting your Practicum Plan form in Meditrek

Submission Information

Before submitting your final assignment, you can check your draft for authenticity. To check your draft, access the Turnitin Drafts from the Start Here area. 

1. To submit your completed assignment, save your Assignment as MD4Assgn_LastName_Firstinitial
2. Then, click on Start Assignment near the top of the page.
3. Next, click on Upload File and select Submit Assignment for review.