A professional portfolio will showcase your knowledge and skills to prospective employers and will increase your marketability as a baccalaureate-prepared nurse.
A professional portfolio will showcase your knowledge and skills to prospective employers and will increase your marketability as a baccalaureate-prepared nurse. This portfolio will help you, as a nurse, hone in on the concepts, strengths, and critical-thinking abilities that define professional nursing practice. Throughout your time at WGU, you have developed skills and knowledge that distinguish your practice as that of a baccalaureate-prepared nurse. Items that display your skills and knowledge will be showcased in this professional portfolio. You should organize your portfolio around the four areas of professional nursing practice: quality and safety, advanced evidence-based practice, applied leadership, and community and population health. This portfolio will expand on the portfolio you already created in your Professional Roles and Values course.
REQUIREMENTS
Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. An originality report is provided when you submit your task that can be used as a guide.
You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.
A. Complete the following, using OneNote:
Note: The directions to access and use your e-portfolio can be found in the web links section below, which will take you to the “Knowledge Base Article.”
1. Create a professional mission statement (suggested length of 1 paragraph) that includes the following:
• a representation of your career goals, your aspirations, and how you want to move forward with your career
• an overview of where you would like to focus your time and energies within the profession
a. Reflect on how your professional mission statement will help guide you throughout your nursing career.
2. Complete a professional summary (suggested length of 3–4 pages) that includes the following:
a. Explain how the specific artifacts or completed work or both in your portfolio represent you as a learner and a healthcare professional.
b. Discuss how the specific artifacts in your portfolio represent your professional strengths.
c. Discuss challenges you encountered during the progression of your program.
i. Explain how you overcame these challenges.
d. Explain how your coursework helped you meet each of the nine nursing program outcomes.
Note: Refer to the attachment “Nursing Conceptual Model.”
e. Analyze how you fulfilled the following roles during your program:
• scientist
• detective
• manager of the healing environment
f. Discuss how you have grown professionally since the beginning of your program.
B. Complete the following within the section “Quality and Safety”:
1. Reflect (suggested length of 1 page) on your professional definition of quality and safety developed in Professional Roles and Values, including any necessary changes to your definition.
a. Discuss how the program assisted you in developing your professional definition.
b. Identify the artifacts in your portfolio that support your definition.
i. Explain how these artifacts support your definition from part B1.
Note: The artifacts should be attached within the portfolio.
2. Discuss the importance of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) certificate for your future role as a professional nurse.
C. Complete the following within the section “Evidence-Based Practice”:
1. Reflect (suggested length of 1 page) on your professional definition of evidence-based practice developed in Professional Roles and Values, including any necessary changes to your definition.
a. Discuss how the program assisted you in developing your professional definition.
b. Identify the artifacts in your portfolio that support your definition.
i. Explain how these artifacts support your definition from part C1.
Note: The artifacts should be attached within the portfolio.
2. Reflect (suggested length of 1 page) on your understanding of evidence-based practice and applied nursing research by doing the following:
a. Discuss how you are able to evaluate current primary research and apply the concepts to your nursing practice, considering the following:
• relevancy and believability of data
• differences between quality improvement and research (places and uses of each)
• differences between primary and secondary research and resources and the implications of each in clinical practice
b. Explain how your experience in the program helped you achieve excellence in evidence-based practice.
D. Complete the following within the section “Applied Leadership”:
1. Reflect (suggested length of 1 page) on your professional definition of applied leadership you developed in Professional Roles and Values, including any necessary changes to your definition.
a. Discuss how the program assisted you in developing your professional definition.
b. Identify the artifacts in your portfolio that support your definition.
i. Explain how these artifacts support the definition from part D1.
Note: The artifacts should be attached within the portfolio.
2. Summarize (suggested length of 1 paragraph to 1 page) your Learning Leadership Experience task by doing the following:
a. Discuss the importance of professional collaboration for effective nursing leadership.
E. Complete the following within the section “Community and Population Health”:
1. Reflect (suggested length of 1 page) on your professional definition of community and population health you developed in Professional Roles and Values, including any necessary changes to your definition.
a. Discuss how the program assisted you in developing your professional definition.
b. Identify the artifacts in your portfolio that support your definition.
i. Explain how these artifacts support the definition from part E1.
Note: The artifacts should be attached within the portfolio.
2. Summarize (suggested length of 1 page) your Community and Population Health task by doing the following:
a. Discuss what you learned during your Community Health Nursing task.
b. Discuss what you learned that led to your community diagnosis.
c. Discuss how your initial focus and diagnosis evolved after working with your population.
3. Discuss the importance of the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) certificate for your future role as a professional nurse.
F. Provide an appendix to your portfolio by doing the following:
1. Include all the documents, prior assignments, and additional items that are examples of your best work to support your mastery of all sections given in parts B, C, D, and E.
2. Include the following materials:
• the attached “Nursing Conceptual Model”
• a link to the current IHI Course Catalog
3. Provide an updated professional résumé.
Note: If you have a LinkedIn account, you can take a screenshot and include a copy with the rest of your documents.
4. Provide professional references, using one of the following:
• a professional reference questionnaire
• a full letter of recommendation
• a list of four professional references
5. Include a copy of your IHI certificate of completion.
6. Include a copy of your AMNH certificate of completion.
G. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
H. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.
File Restrictions
File name may contain only letters, numbers, spaces, and these symbols: ! – _ . * ‘ ( )
File size limit: 200 MB
File types allowed: doc, docx, rtf, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx, odt, pdf, txt, qt, mov, mpg, avi, mp3, wav, mp4, wma, flv, asf, mpeg, wmv, m4v, svg, tif, tiff, jpeg, jpg, gif, png, zip, rar, tar, 7z
RUBRIC
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A:PORTFOLIO SUBMISSION
COMPETENT
The documents are submitted through the OneNote using the portfolio created in the Professional Roles and Values course.
A1:CREATION OF PROFESSIONAL MISSION STATEMENT
COMPETENT
The professional mission statement effectively addresses the required elements, and the statement is well organized and logical.
A1A:REFLECTION OF PROFESSIONAL MISSION STATEMENT
COMPETENT
The reflection effectively addresses how a professional mission statement will help guide the candidate’s nursing career, and the reflection is well reasoned and sufficiently detailed.
A2A:PORTFOLIO REPRESENTATION OF A LEARNER AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL
COMPETENT
The submission includes an adequate explanation of how either specific artifacts or completed work or both in the portfolio represent the candidate as a learner and a healthcare professional, and the explanation is logical and well supported.
A2B:PORTFOLIO PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS
COMPETENT
The discussion logically addresses how the specific artifacts in the portfolio represent professional strengths, and the discussion is sufficiently detailed.
A2C:PROGRAM PROGRESSION CHALLENGES
COMPETENT
The submission includes an adequate discussion of the challenges encountered during the progression of the program, and the discussion is logical and well supported.
A2CI:OVERCOME CHALLENGES
COMPETENT
The explanation effectively addresses how the given challenges were overcome, and the explanation is well reasoned, well supported, and sufficiently detailed.
A2D:PROGRAM OUTCOMES
COMPETENT
The explanation successfully addresses how the coursework helped the candidate meet each of the nine nursing program outcomes, and the explanation is well reasoned, well supported, and sufficiently detailed.
A2E:ROLES DURING THE PROGRAM
COMPETENT
The analysis for how the given roles were fulfilled during the program is logical, convincing, and effective.
A2F:PROFESSIONAL GROWTH
COMPETENT
The discussion effectively addresses how the candidate has grown professionally since the beginning of the program, and the discussion is logical and well supported.
B1:QUALITY AND SAFETY: REFLECTION
COMPETENT
The reflection effectively addresses how the professional definition of quality and safety was developed in Professional Roles and Values, including necessary changes to the definition, and the reflection is well reasoned and sufficiently detailed.
B1A:QUALITY AND SAFETY: DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL DEFINITION
COMPETENT
The discussion logically addresses how the program assisted in developing the candidate’s professional definition of quality and safety, and the discussion is well supported.
B1B:QUALITY AND SAFETY: ARTIFACT SUPPORT
COMPETENT
The identified portfolio artifacts are appropriate, and they support the professional definition of quality and safety.
B1BI:QUALITY AND SAFETY: ARTIFACTS SUPPORTING DEFINITION
COMPETENT
The explanation effectively addresses how the given artifacts support the definition from part B1, and the explanation is logical.
B2:QUALITY AND SAFETY: IMPORTANCE OF IHI CERTIFICATE
COMPETENT
The discussion demonstrates a sufficient understanding of the importance the IHI certificate has on the candidate’s future role as a professional nurse, and the discussion is well supported and well reasoned.
C1:EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE: REFLECTION
COMPETENT
The reflection effectively addresses how the professional definition of an evidence-based practice was developed in Professional Roles and Values, including necessary changes to the definition, and the reflection is well reasoned and sufficiently detailed.
C1A:EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE: DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL DEFINITION
COMPETENT
The discussion logically addresses how the program assisted in developing the candidate’s professional definition of evidence-based practice, and the discussion is well supported.
C1B:EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE: ARTIFACT SUPPORT
COMPETENT
The identified portfolio artifacts are appropriate, and they support the professional definition of evidence-based practice.
C1BI:EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE: ARTIFACTS SUPPORTING DEFINITION
COMPETENT
The explanation effectively addresses how the given artifacts support the definition from part C1, and the explanation is logical.
C2A:EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE: PRIMARY RESEARCH
COMPETENT
The discussion demonstrates a sufficient understanding of how the candidate is able to evaluate current primary research and apply concepts to the nursing practice, and the discussion includes all of the given points. The discussion is logical and well supported.
C2B:EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE: ACHIEVEMENT IN EXCELLENCE
COMPETENT
The explanation effectively addresses how the candidate’s experience in the program helped achieve excellence in evidence-based practice, and the explanation is logical and well supported.
D1:APPLIED LEADERSHIP: REFLECTION
COMPETENT
The reflection effectively addresses how the professional definition of applied leadership was developed in Professional Roles and Values, including necessary changes to the definition, and the reflection is well reasoned and sufficiently detailed.
D1A:APPLIED LEADERSHIP: DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL DEFINITION
COMPETENT
The discussion logically addresses how the program assisted in developing the candidate’s professional definition of applied leadership, and the discussion is well supported.
D1B:APPLIED LEADERSHIP: ARTIFACT SUPPORT
COMPETENT
The identified portfolio artifacts are appropriate, and they support the professional definition of applied leadership.
D1BI:APPLIED LEADERSHIP: ARTIFACTS SUPPORTING DEFINITION
COMPETENT
The explanation effectively addresses how the given artifacts support the definition from part D1, and the explanation is logical.
D2A:APPLIED LEADERSHIP: PROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION
COMPETENT
The discussion logically addresses the importance of professional collaboration for effective nursing leadership, and the discussion is well supported.
E1:COMMUNITY AND POPULATION HEALTH: REFLECTION
COMPETENT
The reflection effectively addresses how the professional definition of community health was developed in Professional Roles and Values, including necessary changes to the definition, and the reflection is well reasoned and sufficiently detailed.
E1A:COMMUNITY AND POPULATION HEALTH: DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL DEFINITION
COMPETENT
The discussion logically addresses how the program assisted in developing the candidate’s professional definition of community and population health, and the discussion is well supported.
E1B:COMMUNITY AND POPULATION HEALTH: ARTIFACT SUPPORT
COMPETENT
The identified portfolio artifacts are appropriate, and they support the professional definition of community and population health.
E1BI:COMMUNITY AND POPULATION HEALTH: ARTIFACTS SUPPORTING DEFINITION
COMPETENT
The explanation effectively addresses how the given artifacts support the definition from part E1, and the explanation is logical.
E2A:COMMUNITY AND POPULATION HEALTH: COMMUNITY HEALTH TASK
COMPETENT
The discussion provides specific, plausible examples of what was learned during the Community Health Nursing task, and the discussion is well supported and clear.
E2B:COMMUNITY AND POPULATION HEALTH: COMMUNITY DIAGNOSIS
COMPETENT
The discussion addresses what was learned that led to the community diagnosis, and it is well supported with specific, plausible examples.
E2C:COMMUNITY AND POPULATION HEALTH: CHANGES IN FOCUS
COMPETENT
The discussion addresses the initial focus and diagnosis evolved after working with the population, and the discussion is well supported with specific, plausible examples.
E3:COMMUNITY AND POPULATION HEALTH: IMPORTANCE OF AMNH CERTIFICATE
COMPETENT
The discussion demonstrates a sufficient understanding of the importance the AMNH certificate has on the candidate’s future role as a professional nurse, and the discussion is well supported and sufficiently detailed.
F1:PORTFOLIO MASTERY EXAMPLES
COMPETENT
The provided documents, assignments, and examples of best work are complete, and they support mastery of allrequired sections.
F2:NURSING CONCEPTUAL MODULE AND IHI COURSE CATALOG LINK
COMPETENT
A copy of the “Nursing Conceptual Model” and a link to the current IHI Course Catalog are provided.
F3:PROFESSIONAL RÉSUMÉ
COMPETENT
A copy of an updated professional résumé is provided.
F4:PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
NOT EVIDENT
Professional references are not provided. APPROACHING COMPETENCE
Professional references are provided, but they do not meet at least 1 of the given requirements, or the reference provided is incomplete, inappropriate, or irrelevant. COMPETENT
The professional references provided meet at least 1 of the given requirements, and the reference is complete, appropriate, and logical.
F5: IHI CERTIFICATE
NOT EVIDENT
A copy of the IHI certificate of completion is not provided. APPROACHING COMPETENCE
Not applicable. COMPETENT
A copy of the IHI certificate of completion is provided.
F6:AMNH CERTIFICATE
NOT EVIDENT
A copy of the AMNH certificate of completion is not provided. APPROACHING COMPETENCE
Not applicable. COMPETENT
A copy of the AMNH certificate of completion is provided.
G:SOURCES
NOT EVIDENT
The submission does not include both in-text citations and a reference list for sources that are quoted, paraphrased, or summarized. APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The submission includes in-text citations for sources that are quoted, paraphrased, or summarized and a reference list; however, the citations or reference list is incomplete or inaccurate. COMPETENT
The submission includes in-text citations for sources that are properly quoted, paraphrased, or summarized and a reference list that accurately identifies the author, date, title, and source location as available.
H:PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION
NOT EVIDENT
Content is unstructured, is disjointed, or contains pervasive errors in mechanics, usage, or grammar. Vocabulary or tone is unprofessional or distracts from the topic. APPROACHING COMPETENCE
Content is poorly organized, is difficult to follow, or contains errors in mechanics, usage, or grammar that cause confusion. Terminology is misused or ineffective. COMPETENT
Content reflects attention to detail, is organized, and focuses on the main ideas as prescribed in the task or chosen by the candidate. Terminology is pertinent, is used correctly, and effectively conveys the intended meaning. Mechanics, usage, and grammar promote accurate interpretation and understanding.
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