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Walden University

Master's of Science in Nursing Program Portfolio

Overview of the Professional Portfolio

Students in the M. S. in Nursing Program are required to complete a portfolio. This is done throughout the program with specific portfolio assignments in most of the courses. The overview is designed to give you general information. You will need to follow the specific guidelines in each course you are taking. It is essential that you start organizing and compiling the information from your first assignment and continue with each one.

IT IS ESSENTIAL YOU KEEP AN ELECTRONIC FILE, AND A BACK UP OF EACH PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENT.

IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO RETRIEVE THEM LATER.

When it is time to turn in the completed portfolio in NURS 6500, it will be very difficult to try and put all the previous assignments unless you saved them after each course. You need to have your portfolio assignments, from all your previous courses, in good order. Make any corrections as you receive the assignments back.

The portfolio assignment in NURS 6500 is to put all the required pieces together. Faculty will focus on format and inclusion of all the required elements. Points may be deducted for errors in your previous assignments. There is not time, nor is it expected, that you re-write previous portfolio assignments.

Purposes of a portfolio are to:

• Provide a repository for your educational and professional accomplishments.
• Document your educational progression and growth throughout the program.
• Evaluate your achievement of program learning outcomes.
• Project a professional image through the organization and presentation of the material.
• Communicate accomplishments to colleagues and the professional community.

What is a professional portfolio?

Brown's (1995) definition is well known and states that a portfolio is:

"A private collection of evidence which demonstrate 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."

Trossman (1999) describes, "that your portfolio presents your past and looks toward your future. It has the documentation you will need for your performance evaluations, additional education, and for seeking a new job".

Definitions of portfolio terms:

Learning Outcomes - Statements that predict what learners should have gained as a result of the learning process, stated as course objectives. There are course objectives and program learning outcomes.

Program Outcomes - Statements that predict what learners will have gained as a result of the learning process; they are linked to the knowledge, understanding, skills, capabilities and values that a student will have gained after completing the program.

Descriptive statements - Statements that are intended to give the reader a mental image of something experienced (as a scene, person, or sensation), "what is" "fact." Descriptive statements can predict a future state of affairs.

Resume' - A brief account of one's professional or work experience and qualifications.

Reflection - Statements describing your personal and professional growth in specific areas.

Evidence - Basis for belief or disbelief, knowledge on which to base belief.

Growth - Personal progression from simpler to more complex as the basis for "the growth of a culture."

Journal - a written, narrative record of observations, ideas, and insights that are recorded on a regular basis, while they are still fresh. Allows you to store thoughts about interconnections between separate courses and document meaningful experiences, thoughts, and feelings about the process of becoming a master's prepared nurse.

Q & A About Portfolios

Why am I being asked to develop a comprehensive portfolio?

The Walden M. S. in Nursing Program faculty believes a portfolio:

Promotes the synthesis of knowledge. To become a competent leader in the profession and your selected specialization, you need to synthesize a great deal of information from a variety of sources. Creating a portfolio provides the structure for thinking about and communicating these interconnections.

Promotes reflective thought. One hallmark of graduate education is the ability to think analytically and engage in self-assessment. Creating the portfolio allows you to evaluate and demonstrate the achievements in acquiring advance nursing and specialty knowledge.

Provides evidence that assignment, course, and program learning outcomes have been met. The Portfolio reflects the different ways you have met the outcomes.

Is my Portfolio graded?

Individual assignments that are part of the portfolio are graded in the courses. Portfolio assignments begin in the core courses and continue in most courses. The final portfolio is compiled, due, and graded near the end of the program, in NURS 6500.

When is my Portfolio due?

Parts of the portfolio are due as you complete assignments, projects, courses, and reflect on your growth and course experiences. The final portfolio will contain all the pieces of evidence that support your attainment of the learning and program outcomes and is due in NURS 6500.

Submitting Your Portfolio

The portfolio should be sent to your assigned faculty as a complete document in NURS 6500 as a Word attachment. The portfolio format/content will be reviewed and revised in NURS 6500. The revisions must be done by the course deadline.

Helpful Hints

Initiate the process right from the beginning of the program collecting evidence, store materials and information in an organized way.

• Set up computer and paper files for the different areas of your portfolio. For example, you may have a computer file that documents your CE activities. Your paper file would hold the actual certificates. You may develop a list if items that can not be scanned and include it in the portfolio.
• Be sure to include dates on all your portfolio materials.

Examples of Portfolio Content

• Current resume'
• Professional Development Plan (PDP)
• Goal achievements activities/experiences that prepare you to meet your goals. For example, you may need experience with budgets, and you participated in a continuing education (CE) course. Provide documents from your faculty mentor and others to support your activities.
• Performance evaluations
• Educational accomplishments
• Service accomplishments
• Scholarly accomplishments
• Social change accomplishments
• Reference letters from colleagues, supervisors, in the professional work environment to document growth throughout your academic journey.
• Portfolio assignments that summarize, reflect, or demonstrate what you learned in each course and how it added to your personal/professional growth.

REMINDER, THE EXACT FORMAT AND ORGANIZATION OF YOUR PORTFOLIO WILL BE DETERMINED AT THE TIME YOU START NURS 6500.

Website Resources

http://www.nursing.umich.edu/studentresources/resumes/index.html

https://www.nurses.ab.ca/Carna-Admin/Uploads/cc_bibliography_portfolios.pdf

References

Bell, S. K. (2001). Professional nurse's portfolio. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 25(2), 69-73.

Brown, R. (1995). Portfolio development and profiling for nurses (2^nd ed.). Dinton, U.K: Quay

Publishing.

Bowers, S. J., & Jinks, A. M. (2004). Issues surrounding professional portfolio

development for nurses. British Journal of Nursing, 13( 3), 155-159.

Meister, L., Heath, J., Andrews, J., & Tingen, M. S. (2002). Professional nursing portfolios:

A global perspective. MEDSURG Nursing, 11(4), 177-182.

Trossman, S. (1999). The professional portfolio: Documenting who you are, what you do. The American Nurse, 31(2), 1-3.

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