CJSim™ Reflection Assignment Guidelines
Purpose
This assignment is designed to support continued learning, developing critical thinking, and promoting clinical judgment skills throughout the pre-licensure BSN students’ education. The assignment will be completed based on the course in which the student is enrolled.
Program outcomes: This assignment enables the student to meet the following outcomes:
- Provides individualized comprehensive care based on theories and principles of nursing and related disciplines to individuals, families, aggregates, and communities, from entry to the healthcare system through long-term planning.
- Demonstrates leadership and collaboration with consumers and other healthcare providers in providing care and/or delegating responsibilities for health promotion, illness prevention, health restoration, health maintenance, and rehabilitative activities CJSim™ Reflection Assignment.
- Integrates clinical judgment in professional decision making and implementation of the nursing process.
- Incorporates evidence-based practice in the provision of professional nursing care to individuals, families, aggregates, and communities.
Due date: Your faculty member will inform you when this assignment is due. The Late Assignment Policy applies to this assignment.
Total points possible: 80 points
Preparing the assignment:
Follow these guidelines when completing this assignment. Speak with your faculty member if you have questions.
- Students will use the CJSim™ Unit Census document (found in the CJSim™ Access in Canvas) to identify the assigned client. CJSim™ Assignments per course:
- For students who are in NR 228: Nutrition, complete only the client below:
- Client: Jenna Batch (Surgical Care Unit)
- For students who are in NR 283: Pathophysiology, complete one of the following clients:
- Client: Jake Abbott (Fundamentals Unit) CJSim™ Reflection Assignment
- Client: Josie Brennan (Fundamentals Unit)
- Client: Jolene Sigmund (Pathophysiology Unit)
- The use of a nasogastric (NG) tube is mentioned during the Jolene Sigmund CJSim™. An NG tube is inserted through the nose into the stomach and can be used to decompress the stomach by removing gastric contents and/or administer medications.
- For students who are in NR 228: Nutrition, complete only the client below:
- Students will care for the CJSim™ client as if they are caring for a living, breathing client. This includes a thorough review of the electronic health record (EHR).
- Students need to meet two criteria for each CJSim™ interaction:
- Score at least 85% on each attempt.
- Spend at least 15 minutes on each interaction.
Note: CJSim™ does not have a timer, please ensure you set a timer and have the screenshot with the 15 minutes per attempt.
- Students may retake CJSim™ cases until the two criteria are met.
- Resources available to support successful completion of this assignment include:
- The BSN Program Library Guide, available using a link on the left navigation bar in Canvas, includes diagnosis and pharmacology resources, as well as the Made Incredibly Easy books.
- Textbooks from courses taken before, or concurrent with, this course, including
- Potter, P. A., Perry, A. G., Stockert, P., & Hall, A. (2023). Fundamentals of nursing (11th ed.). Elsevier. CJSim™ Reflection Assignment
- Pagana, K. D., Pagana, T. J., & Pagana, T. H. (2021). Mosby’s® Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference, (15th ed.). Mosby.
- Vallerand, A. H., & Sanoski, C. A. (2022). Davis’s drug guide for nurses (18th ed.). F. A. Davis.
- Submits screenshot of completed CJSim™ in the assignment dropbox. Screenshot needs to include student name, CJSim™ case title, date/time of completion, grade received on the CJSim™, and total time spent in the CJSim™. See sample below: CJSim™ Reflection Assignment
- Students may be required to complete specific or additional CJSim™ cases as deemed necessary by faculty.
- Completes reflective journal
| a. 150 word minimum reflection.
b. Summarizes new information learned by completing this assignment. c. Reflects on how the new knowledge will impact future behavior as a healthcare professional. |
- Logical reflective flow which follows standard grammatical rules with minimal (1-2) misspellings and APA where applicable. CJSim™ Reflection Assignment
- Detailed criteria are listed in the Grading Rubric.
Grading Rubric
Criteria are met when the student’s application of knowledge demonstrates achievement of the outcomes for this assignment.
| Required Criteria
(Points possible/% of total points available) |
Satisfactory Level of Performance | Unsatisfactory Level of Performance | ||
| CJSim™(s)
(50 points/62.5%) |
50 points | 0 points | ||
| Required Criteria
1. Selects and completes the CJSim™(s) based on the client and course. 2. Completes a minimum of 15 minutes per CJSim™. 3. Achieves an 85% or better grade on the CJSim™(s). 4. Submits screenshot of completed CJSim™ in the assignment dropbox. CJSim™ Reflection Assignment |
All required criteria met | Less than 4 criteria met | ||
| Reflective Journal
(30 points/37.5%) |
30 points | 26 points | 16 points | 0 points |
| Required Criteria
1. 150 word minimum reflection. 2. Summarizes new information learned by 3. Reflects on how the new knowledge will impact future behavior as a healthcare professional. 4. Logical reflective flow which follows standard grammatical rules with minimal (1-2) misspellings and APA where applicable. CJSim™ Reflection Assignment |
Includes 4 requirements for section. | Includes 3 requirements for section. | Includes 2 requirements for section. | Less than 2 requirements for this section presented. |
| Total Points Possible = 80 points | ||||

