Professional Development Portfolio 

Your Professional Development Portfolio will be a compilation of specific artifacts that should be suitable to present at a job interview or performance review. 

This component demonstrates your proficiency in program outcomes 5, and 9.

Program Outcome 5: Communication: Communicate effectively with all members of the healthcare team, including interdepartmental and interdisciplinary collaboration for quality outcomes.

Program Outcome 9: Professional Role: Incorporate the qualities, skills, behaviors, and knowledge required to function as a patient advocate, practice high quality care, assess and evaluate patient outcomes, and provide leadership in improving care.Compile your artifacts from the four previous assignments into a professional portfolio that you might share with a prospective employer, or a supervisor or manager. 

Imagine that you are either applying for a new position, advocating for a new role, or preparing for a year-end review. When applying for a new position, or advocating for a new role, it is helpful to anticipate the sorts of things a decision maker might be looking for in evaluating you for that particular position or role and to rehearse your responses.

Prepare a written summary of your proficiency in the format of interview questions and answers as follows:

Briefly describe a position, role, or project you would like to apply for or participate in. (I WANT TO BE A LABOR AND DELIVERY NURSE)

Alternately, imagine that you are preparing for a performance evaluation. List the questions that you imagine you might be posed. 

Respond to each question, highlighting accomplishments from your portfolio that demonstrate your level of competence.

Continue with a succinct summary of the qualities, skills, behaviors, and knowledge your bring to the tasks of patient advocacy, the practice of high quality care, the ability to assess and evaluate patient outcomes, and the leadership skills needed to provide improved patient care. (This should be 1–2 paragraphs in length.)

Conclude with a statement that reflects your understanding of the role of lifelong learning in your career goals.

Requirements: Times New Roman font, 12 pt. Double-spaced.

 

Print Professional Development Portfolio Scoring Guide

Due Date: End of Unit 10.
Percentage of Course Grade: 15%.                 Professional Development Portfolio Scoring Guide Grading Rubric Criteria Non-performance Basic Proficient Distinguished Identify interview questions that are congruent with desired nursing role or project.
25%   Does not identify interview questions that are congruent with desired nursing role or project. Identifies interview questions but they are not congruent with desired nursing role or project. Identifies interview questions that are congruent with desired nursing role or project. Identifies interview questions that are congruent with desired nursing role or project. Includes mix of behavioral and competency-based questions. Provide reflective answers to interview questions that illustrate professional nursing qualities, skills, behaviors, and knowledge.
25%   Does not provide reflective answers to interview questions that illustrate professional nursing qualities, skills, behaviors and knowledge, for interview questions. Provides answers but they are limited in illustrating professional nursing qualities, behaviors, and knowledge. Provides reflective answers to interview questions that illustrate professional nursing qualities, skills, behaviors and knowledge. Provides reflective answers to interview questions that illustrate professional nursing qualities, skills, behaviors and knowledge. Answers are supported by brief examples. Summarize personal professional qualities, leadership skills, behaviors, and knowledge that contribute to patient safety, patient advocacy, and patient assessment.
25%   Does not summarize personal professional qualities, leadership skills, behaviors and knowledge that contribute to patient safety, patient advocacy, and patient assessment. Summarizes personal professional qualities, leadership skills, behaviors and knowledge, but does not connect to patient safety, patient advocacy, and patient assessment. Summarizes personal professional qualities, leadership skills, behaviors and knowledge that contribute to patient safety, patient advocacy, and patient assessment. Summarizes personal professional qualities, leadership skills, behaviors and knowledge that contribute to patient safety, patient advocacy, and patient assessment. Discusses contribution to potential role or project. Write a statement that reflects personal understanding of lifelong learning throughout career.
20%   Does not write a statement that reflects personal understanding of lifelong learning throughout career. Writes a statement but is unclear about personal understanding of lifelong learning throughout career. Writes a statement that reflects personal understanding of lifelong learning throughout career. Writes a statement that reflects personal understanding of lifelong learning throughout career. Discusses personal plan to continue learning. Write content clearly and logically, with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.
5%   Does not write content clearly, logically, or with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. Writes with errors in clarity, logic, grammar, punctuation, or mechanics. Writes content clearly and logically, with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. Writes clearly and logically, with correct use spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics; uses relevant evidence to support a central idea.  

Need 2 nursing posts done. 300 words min EACH, min 1 scholarly source (NO OLDER than 5 years*****), APA format. Please answer every question with each post. 

POST 1

A 17-year-old African American female from the inner city complains of severe chest and abdominal pain. Upon examination, the attending physician performs an EKG, chest x-ray, and an abdominal and chest clinical examination and finds nothing. Assuming she is drug seeking, he sends her home. She comes back to the ER 4 hours later and now you see the patient. She explains that she was running track this past afternoon at school and that despite being very hot (100 F) she pushed on. Afterwards, she starts feeling extensive pain in her chest and abdomen. She has jaundiced eyes, her blood pressure is 98/50, pulse is 112, Temperature = 99.9 F, Respirations = 28. The pain seems out of proportion to the physical findings. During a review of her medical history, she tells the provider that she has history of sickle cell anemia. At this time, it is determined that she is in a sickle cell crisis.

1. What is the etiology of sickle cell anemia?

2. Describe in detail the pathophysiological process of sickle cell anemia.

3. Identify hallmark signs identified from the physical exam and symptoms.

4. Describe the pathophysiology of complications of sickle cell anemia.

5. What teaching related to her diagnosis would you provide?

POST 2

Jesse is a 57-year-old male who presents with gradual onset of dyspnea on exertion and fatigue. He also complains of frequent dyspepsia with nausea and occasional epigastric pain. He states that at night he has trouble breathing especially while lying on his back. This is relieved by him sitting up. His vitals are 180/110, Pulse = 88, Temperature = 98.0 F, Respirations = 20. After a thorough work-up, he is diagnosed with congestive heart failure.

1. What is the etiology of congestive heart failure?

2. Describe in detail the pathophysiological process of congestive heart failure.

3. Identify hallmark signs identified from the physical exam, diagnostic lab work and symptoms.

4. Describe the pathophysiology of complications of congestive heart failure

5. What teaching would you provide this patient to avoid heart failure symptoms?

ANSWER BOTH QUESTIONS 

Neurological System Case Study – #1

Mrs. Smith is an 85 year female with a history of Hypertension, diabetes and osteoarthritis. Her daughter who cares for her reports that she became suddenly confused beginning last night. She recognizes her daughter but has been unable to remember her grandchildren’s names. She continuously asks her daughter “What are those kids doing in our house?” Her mother was in and out of bed all night and slept very little. Her daughter does say that her mother seemed better this morning, but on the way to your office she became more confused again. Review of systems is significant for a dry cough for the past few days. She has not had a fever. Her appetite has been poor. Her exam is normal except for some fine crackles in her left lung base. Mrs. Smith’s daughter says, “My dad had Alzheimer’s and now it looks like I am going to have to go through that with my mother”

1) What are the possibilities for change in Mrs. Smith’s current mental status?

2) What is your top differential diagnosis? Give 3 reasons why you chose that diagnosis.

3) How can you differentiate depression, dementia and delirium?

4) Explain to Mrs. Smith’s daughter what treatment is needed and what you think her prognosis is.

Neurological System Case Study – #2

A 40-year-old male comes to see you for follow up. He states that he had a seizure at home yesterday and was taken to the emergency room. He is accompanied by his wife who witnessed the seizure. He states he has never had a seizure in the past.

Discussion Questions:
1) What would you ask him and his wife regarding the seizures, and why? 

2) What would be the most important parts of a physical exam in this patient and why?

3) What lab or radiology tests would you want to do and why? He tells you he has no insurance so be sure to defend the importance of a particular test.

No plagiarism please.

Will need minimum of 300 words, APA Style, double spaced, times new roman, font 12, and Include: (3 references within years 2015-2018) with intext citations. 

 

Chronic pelvic pain can be defined as intermittent or constant pain in the lower abdomen or pelvis of a woman of at least 6 months in duration, not occurring exclusively with menstruation or intercourse and not associated with pregnancy. It is a symptom, not a diagnosis. Chronic pelvic pain presents in primary care as frequently as migraine or low-back pain and may significantly impact a woman’s ability to function.

Discussion:

Discuss the common causes of pelvic pain and who, when, and why you would decide to refer the patient for diagnostics and second opinions.

 

Assignment: This assignment has two parts

Part 1. EBP Research

Locate two research articles on the topic of your choice, but each article needs to use a different research method (quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods). First, summarize both articles. Then answer the following questions…

• Which type of research article did you find easier to understand? Explain
• If you had to complete a research project which style would you choose and why?

This section should include 2 outside references and your book. This section should be at least 1000 words.

Part 2. Political Letter

Identify a current state or national healthcare or nursing issues that impact nurses or healthcare. Possible websites to locate an issue would be…

State Nursing Association

American Nursing Association

Specialized Professional Organizations

Once you have found your issue, write a letter to your governor, senator, or congress person. Your letter should be 500 words, in a block format and addresses should be included. Your first paragraph should state the issue. The second paragraph should state how the issue affects you personally as a nurse (avoid medical jargon). The third paragraph should state how the issue affects the community. Your fourth and final paragraph should restate the importance of the issue and thank the individual for their time and attention to the issue.

Your references for the letter should not be cited in your letter, but should be included on a separate reference page.