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Developing a
professional portfolio
Elaine Whitton
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Objectives
identify the requirements of PREP in
relation to registered nurses
describe the functions of a
professional portfolio
describe the structure and content of
a professional portfolio
describe the skills required in putting
one together
Revalidation
is the process that allows you to maintain your registration with
the NMC;
builds on existing renewal requirements;
demonstrates your continued ability to practise safely and
effectively, and
is a continuous process that you will engage with throughout
your career.
Revalidation is the responsibility of nurses and midwives
themselves. You are the owner of your own revalidation
process.
http://revalidation.nmc.org.uk/what-you-need-to-do
http://www.nmc.org.uk/globalassets/sitedocuments/revalidation/
how-to-revalidate-booklet.pdf
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Portfolio
‘A portfolio is a private collection of
evidence that demonstrates learning
and development as well as a tool for
planning future learning…’ (CSP,
2001)
'A personal portfolio is a private
collection of evidence which
demonstrates the continuing
acquisition of skills, knowledge,
attitudes, understanding and
achievement. It is both retrospective
and prospective as well as reflecting
the current stage of development and
activity of the individual.'
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'A portfolio is a purposeful collection
of student work that exhibits the
student's efforts, progress and
achievements in one or more areas.
The collection must include student
participation in selecting contents, the
criteria for selection, the criteria for
judging merit and evidence of self-
reflection.'
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Portfolio/profile?
Not interchangeable terms
Profile = subset of a portfolio
Portfolio = broad compilation of skills,
knowledge, attitudes, understanding
and achievement’
Profile is constructed from evidence
‘selected from the portfolio for a
particular purpose and for the
attention of a particular audience’ 7
Profile
A profile is an extraction of evidence
from your portfolio for a particular
purpose
Your portfolio may be made up of a
number of profiles
You can extract profiles for different
purposes/audiences
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Functions of a portfolio
1. evidence of your personal expertise
2. account of your career
3. record of your learning and
development
4. record of professional development
5. helps you to identify your learning
needs and develop action plans (future
planning)
6. a focus for organising your learning
7. to facilitate reflection on practice
What format should it take?
Ring binder
Electronic
Commercially produced package
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Developing a portfolio
requires commitment and effort
is an ongoing process
done properly it is a useful tool
shouldn’t be a burden!
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Your portfolio needs to show
evidence of your:
qualities
achievements
development
ambitions
Personal and professional
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Professional portfolio
Quinn identifies six main elements for portfolio
content:
factual information, e.g. qualifications,
employment history
self-appraisal of professional performance
action plans and outcomes (SWOT analyses)
record of formal learning
record of informal or unstructured learning
record of hours worked within three-year period
between registrations.
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For you:
1.CV
2.APEL documentation
3.Details of courses/experiences
4.Practice assessment documentation
5.Clinical skills passport
6.Records of tutorials with personal tutor
7.Reflective pieces/writing/records/critical
incidents
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and….
8. Observed visit records
9. Other evidence of achievements
letters from patients
testimonies
8. Learning summaries
9. Life sciences packages
10. Patient journeys
11. Mandatory session records
12. IP learning forms
13. Medicines proforma
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Qualities of a personal
portfolio
Flexible
Comprehensive
Well-organised
Concise
Manageable
Up-to-date
Accessible
Well-presented
Accurate
Relevant
Accessible
Patient journeys
Unit 1 = 2 patient journeys
Aims:
To offer students the opportunity to develop
critical insights into the experiences that
patients have as they navigate through the
range of health care services
To enable students to critically examine the role
of nursing and nurses within the patient health
experiences and evaluate the contribution
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Patient journeys
Identify 2 patients with your mentor’s
help
Obtain the patient’s consent
Maintain confidentiality
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Patient journeys
Patient history
Condition and diagnosis
Normal anatomy and physiology
Bio-psycho-social impact
Assessment – e.g. tools used, how undertaken
Problems identified
Care planned
Evaluation of care
Reflection
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Interprofessional learning
Complete 2
In conjunction with patient journeys
Identify:
which professionals were involved in the patient’s
care
who made the referrals, and how they were made
how well people worked together – what was
positive/less so about the experience
reflect upon the impact of the referrals on the patient’s
care
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PRPGDip Nursing
(Adult)
EU directives
EU Directives
In order to meet the requirements of the
EU Directives you must track your
exposure to other branches of nursing
and midwifery. Failure to do so may
compromise your registration and your
ability to work in the EU community.
Aims
To develop a critical and reflective knowledge and understanding of the nature of the different fields of nursing and midwifery.
To develop a critical and reflective knowledge and understanding of the knowledge, skills and attitudes required for future professional practice in relation to different patient groups.
Learning Outcomes
Following completion of the open learning packages and by the end of the programme you will be able to demonstrate a critical and reflective knowledge of:
the different perspectives of nursing
the uniqueness of each of the fields of nursing and the difference between them
the importance of professional and ethical practice in relation to the different client groups
the different competency emphasis within and across the different branches of nursing
the different philosophies and frameworks of care utilised in caring for different client groups
the primacy of user and carer choice in contemporary health care services
the specific skills relating to meeting the needs of different client groups in adult care delivery settings.
Mechanisms
Taught sessions
Directed packages
Opportunistic exposure
Reflection on Practice
Progress meetings with mentors and
personal tutors
Initial reflections
Write 500 words on your current
perception of the different patient
groups
Think about:
understanding
attitudes
fears/hopes…….
Work packages
1 for each field
To be completed by
unit 3
Practice
Opportunity
Provision
Policy
Mental Health
Caring for acutely confused post anaesthesia/sedation
Caring for acutely confused post admission
Caring for the anxious patient
Caring for the patient with altered body image
Any psychological aspects of care irrespective of setting
Dependency issues e.g. alcohol and drugs
Anxiety on admission/prior to investigations/operation
Motivation issues
Care of the self-harming patient
Caring for clients who survive suicide attempts
Care of the para-suicide
Care of the confused patient
Depression as a dual diagnosis with physical illness
Special aspects of psychological care in terminal illness
Learning Disability
Caring for patients with learning
disabilities
Empowerment issues
Advocacy roles
Role of carers
Recognising particular needs of client
group when admitted to an acute
area.
Mother and Child
Caring for patients who are
pregnant/nursing mothers
‘baby clinics’
Children of patients
Practice nurse visits
Child
Caring for children visiting relatives:
A visitor arrives with a very young baby pre-immunisations
A child wants to visit having just recovered from an infectious disease
A young adult is admitted to the ward
A child with a chronic condition has an acute exacerbation whilst visiting e.g. asthma, epilepsy
Dietary advice for children
Maintaining safety on the ward when children are visiting
Health promotion issues – teenage pregnancies, smoking, long-term implications of an unhealthy lifestyle
Child protection issues, especially whilst on community placement
Children as carers of parents
Giving information to children regarding a patient’s condition.
Recording exposure
Brief overview of event in practice
placement documentation to be
signed by mentor
200 word reflection for each exposure
Consolidation by Unit 3
Portfolio review with personal tutor
each unit
Reflective sessions with lecturers of
due regard
1000 word overall reflection on each
field