Discussion Looking Ahead to Your Practicum Experience

Discussion: Looking Ahead to Your Practicum Experience
I have chosen Dermatology as my clinical specialty for this practicum experience. Dermatology is a very crucial aspect of clinical health care that deals with skin care. However, I believe there is little awareness regarding the importance of skin care. My interest in Dermatology stems from a history of skin cancer in my immediate family. It is unfortunate, but it has set me on a career path to increase awareness of skin care through educating other people. My primary goal in picking Dermatology as my clinical specialty is to identify skin disorders, develop treatment plans for the recognized diseases and to train new nurses on the role of Dermatology in our lives.

According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) (2009), through the MSN program, I am expected to achieve liberal education for baccalaureate generalist nursing practice. This entails the provision of local, national, and international experiences which are aimed to bring about reflection among different communities, organizations, and cultures. This also includes promotion of projects and activities among students from various fields with the aim of addressing issues affecting the community such as negligence of the skin. I am also expected to achieve baccalaureate generalist nursing practice. This includes providing students with an opportunity to access patient education materials for both linguistic and cultural appropriateness. T…