Assignment 2: Building Your Professional Portfolio
Due:Thursday, 11:00 PM
Read through all of the files attached below for detailed instructions and information regarding completion and assessment of this assignment. This assignment package includes three documents:
- Professional Portfolio Instructions
- Professional Portfolio Template
- Professional Portfolio Rubric
ASSIGNMENT: Professional Portfolio
Overview
The purpose of a professional portfolio is to demonstrate a commitment to life-long learning through
ongoing professional development. The professional portfolio will help you to develop your
understanding of the CLPNA competencies as well as ensuring self-assessment and reflection
throughout your career in nursing. This will ultimately help you transition from a novice to expert
practitioner.
This assignment is a total of 14 marks and contributes 5% toward your total course grade. Instructions
Step 1:
- Review the competencies from the CLPNA website at www.clpna.com
o NFDN 1002-Check with your Instructor
o NFDN 2003-Check with your Instructor
o NFDN 2004-L Competencies for Maternal/Newborn Care
o NFDN 2005-M Competencies for Pediatrics
o NFDN 2006-R Competencies for Community Health
o NFDN 2007-N Competencies for Mental Health and Addiction - Pick the specific competency you would like to focus on.
Step 2: - Reflect on the following areas and provide your information for each area on the template
provided.
o Competency: Clearly label the competency letter, number, and subcategory (write out
the competency).
o Significant learning experience: Describe ONE significant learning experience in this
course related to the CLPNA competency you have identified. Provide an example.
o What you learned: Describe what you learned and how it relates to the competency
identified.
o Proficiency rating: Use the “Proficiency Rating Categories” below to rate your own
proficiency in the identified CLPNA competency. What did you do to achieve this
competency and provide evidence to support your rating?
o Significance of learning: Explain how the identified competency enhanced your
learning (was meaningful) in this course.
o Nursing Practice: Describe how you will apply this learning in your current and future
nursing practice (What are your strengths and what are your future learning needs
regarding this competency).
o Follow APA for references and citations, grammar/spelling
Step 3:
- The learner will upload their professional portfolio to the Moodle assignment drop box on the
due date specified by your instructor. - Submit as a word document only. PDF’s, google docs, Mac files will not be accepted
Review the competencies from the CLPNA website. See the course guidelines below regarding competencies to use:
- NFDN 2004-L Competencies for Maternal/Newborn Care
Grading criteria | Used to grade assignment 2, portfolio | ||||
Competency: Included the competency letter and name, number and subcategory | Excellent | Satisfactory | Minimal | None | |
2points | 1points | 0.5points | 0points | ||
Significant Learning Experience: Described one significant learning experience in this course related to the identified CLPNA competency and provided an example | Excellent | Satisfactory | Minimal | None | |
2points | 1points | 0.5points | 0points | ||
What you Learned: Described what was learned and how it related to the identified competency | Excellent | Satisfactory | Minimal | None | |
2points | 1points | 0.5points | 0points | ||
Proficiency Rating: Rated self-according to Proficiency Rating Categories, explained what was done to achieve the competency and support your rating. | Excellent | Satisfactory | Minimal | None | |
2points | 1points | 0.5points | 0points | ||
Significance of Learning: Explained how the identified competency enhanced your learning (was meaningful) in this course. | Excellent | Satisfactory | Minimal | None | |
2points | 1points | 0.5points | 0points | ||
Nursing Practice: Described how the knowledge and experience will be applied in current and future nursing practice. | Excellent | Satisfactory | Minimal | None | |
2points | 1points | 0.5points | 0points | ||
APA/Grammar/Spelling: Provides reference/citations as appropriate; Grammar/Spelling correct | Excellent | Satisfactory | Minimal | None | |
2points | 1points | 0.5points | 0points | ||
Proficiency Categories:
Excellent: Integrates competency theory with other knowledge, skill and attitudes so that it
becomes seamless/automatic as part of everyday nursing practice.
Good: Understands the competency in theory and in scenarios and nursing practice.
Fair: Understands the competency in theory; unable to apply it to scenarios or nursing practice.
Poor: Does not understand the content related to the competency
Solution – Assignment 2: Building Your Professional Portfolio
Student Name:
Course:
Competency: Category Letter, Number and Subcategory | Major Competency: L: Maternal & Newborn Competency: L-1: Maternal Nursing and Intervention Subcategory: L-1-2 Perform holistic health assessment and history |
Significant Learning Experience: Describe one significant learning experience in this course related to the CLPNA Competency identified. Provide an example | The ability and knowledge to identify the various risks associated with maternal and newborn care, such as generic history and health concerns, is one of the key learning experiences I have had in this course related to maternal/newborn care competency. For instance, in this course, we learned how to conduct a full patient assessment, which is very important in maternal and newborn care as it allows a nurse to identify any health risks or concerns. Aside, such an assessment is crucial in healthcare, more so in maternal and newborn care, as it gives room for nurses to be familiar with their patients hence easy to collect health history. This also helps build a positive and comfortable patient-nurse relationship which is vital in healthcare. Generally, the course acquainted me with important information relevant to newborn and maternal care, making it easy to understand the competency and issues surrounding this practice area. |
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