Question:

Portfolios are essential for professional to showcase their experiences, their ongoing professional growth and reflect on their activities.

Portfolios can be used in many ways, including to apply for employment or promotion; to support performance review requirements; career plan; and to apply for credit or enrolment at postgraduate school.

Nursing professionals should have a portfolio in order to comply with their NMBA’s continuing professional development requirements.

This assessment helps students gain a better understanding of the professional obligation for nurses to keep a portfolio.

It allows you to begin a portfolio that can be revisited and developed throughout your nursing career.

An organization or Internet-based website such as Google Sites will help you to develop an electronic portfolio.

The minimum number of sections or web-pages required for this stage is four, although students may add additional pages if they wish.

The required sections/web pages are:1.

Profile (“snapshot”): student’s personal attributes, academic achievements, and brief career. Strategies to meet NMBA guidelines.2.

Curriculum Vitae (personal data; academic and job history; referees. Interests).3.

Continuing professional growth (CPD): past and planned short courses.4.

You can use the Gibbs Cycle, or any other reflective framework, to reflect on a recent event in your work or education context.

Answer to Question: 401007 Aproaches To Professional Nursing Practice

Welcome to my electronic portfolio.

This portfolio was designed to display my knowledge, skills as a nurse, and involvement in school.

Profil

My name is First_name.

I am a passionate, caring, and compassionate individual.

I want to be a part of the health care profession where my transferable skills can make a positive difference in people’s lives and empower them.

I have learned to be hard-working and resilient throughout my life.

To be successful, sacrifice and determination is key.

Because I love what I do, I chose to become a nurse.

At the moment, I am a senior undergraduate student from Western Sydney University Campbelltown Campus.

I have many experiences from university and strong ain skills.

As we have a LAP called CPU at University, I have learned how to practice hand hygiene.

I have also had experience making beds and taking care of patients.

I have also learned to administer medication with supervision.

I am proficient in taking vital signs, and BSL.

I have a certificate in elderly care and first aid.

I’m proficient in quality improvement, patient-centered care, teamwork, collaboration, leadership, evidence-based practice, and leadership.

Cusack (2016). The NMBA guidelines regulate nursing.

Strategies to ensure compliance include self-reflection and collaboration with seniors.Curriculum VitaePersonal Details:First_name Last_name

32/15 Atchison St Marys

NSW 2670

Academic History

Aged Care Certificate 4.

Certificate for senior first aid

Certificate 3 for aged care

Student in second year of undergraduate at university

Employment history

These are some of the places that I have worked.

Tina’s home care services inc. for one (1) year (2009-2010)

Sir Montefiore Judaic Home for 2 Years (2010 to 2012).

RDNA Nursing Agency (2015)

Nursing Agency Australia, two-year contract (2011-2013).

Nightingale agency, 2010-2011

St Moses masonic home Easton Park Glenfield for four year (2012-2016).

I have extensive experience in various types of nursing and home for the disabled.Competencies

Expertise in the administration of medication and daily living for clients.

Expert in medication and personal hygiene.

I can assist the client in maintaining a good relationship with friends, family, and society.

Effective communication with all stakeholders and documentation of patient reports

Supervise clients as they make progress or fall in quality improvement and/or make regressive changes.

Ability to follow OHS guidelines in work setting

Interest

In the future, my goal is to be a registered nursing nurse and specialise in Wound healing and Disability.

Continuing professional development

Seminars Attended

40th Annual PNEG Conference on Professional Nursing Education and Developmentin US (DeSilets), 2013

Short Courses

Have completed Diploma level short-term courses on Immunisation for Primary Care

Professional Development Activities

Participation at an online quiz or test to expand knowledge in various subjects

Reassure mentors and seniors with regular feedback to help you identify areas for improvement.

Communication skills that are non-verbal

Taking a 40 credit module on the management of minor injuries and illness (Moorley & Chinn 2015.Future Plan

I intend to do research in order to complete a masters project on strategies to prevent fall among aged care.

I will be attending Wound Care And the Latest Best Practice Hobart, September 7, 2017, (“Wound Care AND the Latest Best Practice Hobart”, 2017,

Australian College of Nursing” 2017 in Sydney.

Reflection

I want to reflect upon my university experience within the framework Gibbs Reflective Cycle.

I was in the first year of university, and the university professor was showing me how to apply wound dressing hand hygiene.

I clearly remember washing my hands before applying the wound dressing.

However, I neglected to wash my hands after finishing the task.

I was too quick to complete the task, and was late for vital signs.

I felt guilty for my mistake.

I could have wasted 5 minutes washing my hands in gel-based solutions.

It was very possible to spread infection. This was the worst thing about this experience.

The positive thing about this experience was that I was learning from my mistakes and the consequences.

I came to realize that planning and managing my time is a must.

To show my incompetence, this has been recorded to my diary.

I have made a detailed schedule of how I would complete each task.

This schedule is adhered to.

I had a discussion with my mentor, and he suggested some other ways to solve this problem.

During the initial period I began to set an alarm to remind me to wash my hands and to do other important chores.

After one month, I stopped using this method.

I’m very efficient in this matter.

ReferencesCusack, L. (2016).

A busy year thus far for NMBA… Australian Midwifery News 16, 12.DeSilets, L. D. (2013).

Reflections of the Starfish & the Spider.

The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing. 44(12), 529-553.Moorley, C., & Chinn, T. (2015).

Social media as a tool for professional development.

Journal of advanced nurses, 71(4) 713-717.

Australian College of Nursing.

Hobart Wound Care and the Most Recent Best Practices (2017).

Nurses for Nurses Network. Retrieved 13 August 2017, from https://www.nursesfornurses.com.au/events/196/Wound-Care-and-the-Latest-Best-Practice-Hobart.