NURS-6002 Discussion Strategies for Academic Portfolios PEER POSTS 1
NURS-6002 Discussion Strategies for Academic Portfolios PEER POSTS 1
Strategies for Academic Portfolios
In the realm of marketing, a successful branding strategy is one of the most important contributors to organizational success. A solid branding strategy can help add visibility and credibility to a company’s products.
Similarly, nurse-scholars can build a personal brand to add visibility and credibility to their work. You can begin building your brand by developing and maintaining an academic portfolio. Such an activity can help share the results of your efforts and contribute to your success. This week’s Discussion asks you to consider and share strategies for building your portfolio.
Note: Unless otherwise noted, initial postings to Discussions are due on or before Day 3, and response postings are due on or before Day 6. You are required to participate in the Discussion on at least three different days (a different day for main post and each response). It is important to adhere to the weekly time frame to allow others ample time to respond to your posting. In addition, you are expected to respond to questions directed toward your own initial posting in a timely manner. |
To Prepare:
- Reflect on strategies that you can pursue in developing portfolios or portfolio elements that focus on academic achievements.
- Review one or more samples from your own research of resources focused on portfolio development.
By Day 3
Post an explanation of at least two strategies for including academic activities and accomplishments into your professional development goals. Then, explain how those goals may align with the University’s emphasis on social change. Be specific and provide examples.
By Day 6
Respond to at least two of your colleagues’ posts by offering additional ideas regarding academic achievements to include or offering alternative ways of presenting the current achievements.
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10 months ago
Risquat Betara Aliyu
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Many professions require the maintenance of a professional portfolio. The purpose of which is to showcase the professional’s credentials, achievements and track professional development over a period of time (Oermann, 2002). Potential employers may use a portfolio to get a better idea of who the applicant is and what they may have to offer an organization. The creation of a portfolio also allows the professional themselves to take stock of their academic and career achievements as well as offering insight into areas that may need improvement or further development.
Strategies for including academic activities and accomplishments into my professional development goals include attending additional trainings that may be offered by my employer and obtaining certification once eligible. Training and certifications show your dedication to being up to date on changes in the field and a commitment to providing the best quality care to patients. It also indicates a desire for continuous self-improvement and education, which are paramount in nursing. In addition, taking opportunities to participate in research when they become available can build the portfolio and lend credibility to not only being a nurse but also a scholar. By obtaining training, certification and participating in research, nurses can affect social change. Training makes it possible to put into practice evidence-based changes that can help improve patient care and experience. Research can be used to help identify previously unknown or underestimated problems that exist in underserved communities and minority groups.
References
Oermann, Marilyn H. (2002). Developing a professional portfolio in nursing. Orthopaedic Nursing, 21(2), 73-78.
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Maria Cardenas
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I was wondering if you have a professional portfolio? If you do not have a portfolio Timmins, F. & Duffy, A. (2011) is a great step by step guide on how to get started. I like the information you posted and will work on creating my portfolio with the great supporting data you provided. Thanks
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Risquat Betara Aliyu
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Kaushalya Kunwar
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Hi Risquat,
I agree with you that a portfolio not only gives the potential employer an idea of who the applicant is and what they might offer to the organization. However, it also gives a chance to the professional to surface their academic and career achievements and allow improving themselves. Developing a professional nursing portfolio is one way to preserve educational, clinical, and professional accomplishments (Davis, 2015). There are many reasons to create a portfolio. Burns stated that there are at least three reasons to create a portfolio: 1. Self-promotion; 2. Evidence of outcomes; and3. Structure and Directions (Burns, 2018). Continuing education, attending additional training sessions, getting certified in the related field, mentoring new hires are excellent ways toward professional development goals. They sharpen and refresh the knowledge you already have. They also help with positive patient outcomes, which ultimately helps to bring positive social change among yourself, in the institutions, the communities, and the whole society.
Burns, M.K. (2018). Creating a Nursing Portfolio. Ohio Nurses Review, 93(3), 16-17.
Davis, C. (2015). Developing a professional nursing portfolio. Nursing made incredibly easy.
Retrieved November 8, 2021, from https://journals.lww.com/nursingmadeincrediblyeasy/fulltext/2015/01000/developing_a_professional_nursing_portfolio.1.aspx
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10 months ago
Irene Foncham
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Hi Kaushaiya love your post. This post shows me that creating a portfolio is an unending process, even though it starts when courses resume. It is something that you carry on throughout your career. Needs modification based on improvement or changes along the career path and the organization’s guidelines. We all must be aware of this to stay on top of things. Due to the rise in research, frequent changes are going on and need our prompt attention as nurse practitioners. Updating our portfolio is very important. “During the course of my studies I checked the site regularly for significant updates to standards and processes for the nurse practitioner application process” (East, 2015).
East, R. (2015). Developing a nurse practitioner portfolio. ACORN: The Journal of Perioperative Nursing in Australia, 28(4), 35.
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Cecilia Amoateng
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Very true Risquat! Research is a tool for building knowledge and facilitating learning. Well said that certification shows one’s dedication to being up to date on changes in the nursing field. And also, the more skills and specialties nurses have, the better equipped we are to provide our patients with quality care.
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10 months ago
Nadia Jean-Pierre
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Risquat, I enjoyed reading your post. It is correct that a portfolio provides necessary forms for maintaining records of different activities such as certifications, honors, awards, and committee participation. Thus, developing a professional nursing portfolio is one way to preserve our educational, clinical, and professional accomplishments. A licensed portfolio contains the documentation of our skills, professional achievements, and nursing experience. Moreover, portfolios add to any communication nurses will have as they expand and evolve personally, academically, and professionally, despite their paths. We need to keep our professional portfolios to show our growth of education and abilities over time and present proof of competencies to barter ourselves when petitioning for career scale jobs or new positions in nursing.
https://journals.lww.com/nursingmadeincrediblyeasy/Fulltext/2015/01000/Developing_a_professional_nursing_
portfolio.1.aspx
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10 months ago
Daphne New
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Risquat,
I totally agree with you regarding the portfolio especially with certifications and education classes. This gives someone the opportunity to look at what you accomplished all together in order and production.
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Lia Sierra
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Risquat,
Great post. I think great ways to include academic accomplishments are through certifications. “The value of certification helps all the healthcare industry players: the patients and their families, the employers, and of course the Registered Nurses themselves.” (nightengale college, n.d)
References:
Top nursing certifications for RNS … – nightingale college. (n.d.). Retrieved November 14, 2021, from https://nightingale.edu/blog/nursing-certifications/.
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Amy Alsabrook
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I agree that we should participate in research opportunities to increase credibility and to affect social change. This information you are applying to your portfolio aligns with Walden University’s mission and values. According to Walden, “we have the opportunity to transform as scholar-practitioners so that they can effect positive social change.” Since advanced practicing nursing research covers a broad scope, it obligates us to use research to add to the evidence of best practices.
Walden University. (n.d.). Introduction. https://catalog.waldenu.edu/content.php?catoid=147&navoid=47257
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10 months ago
Sandy Forrest WALDEN INSTRUCTOR MANAGER
promoting social change
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Hi Risquat and class, “By obtaining training, certification and participating in research, nurses can affect social change. Training makes it possible to put into practice evidence-based changes that can help improve patient care and experience. Research can be used to help identify previously unknown or underestimated problems that exist in underserved communities and minority groups”.
Please review the above information – assume you have completed your degree. Post a concise note describing one social change effort you will want to promote – include a rationale to support your decision.
I look forward to your responses – thanks, Dr. Forrest
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10 months ago
Stephen Shaheen
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NUR 6002 Week 5 Discussion
One important strategy for including academic activities and accomplishments in your professional portfolio is to list out and begin gathering the desired elements you wish to include. Many of these examples include professional experiences, grants, teaching roles, publications, presentations, community activities, professional references, resumes, and business cards (Burns, 2018). Burns (2018) also points out that it is important to decide if your portfolio will be electronic or physical in nature (p.17). I believe making your portfolio digital to start is a great strategy because you will have it available for adjustments and changes as you go. You can always print out the information and bring it along in person for interviews when needed.
This second great strategy for including academic activities and accomplishments is reiterated by Hassasm & Olivio (2017), where they believe in taking advantage of digital ePortfolios (p.48). They go on to list more elements to include in your portfolio. One of these elements is taking photos of professional experiences and accomplishments. Taking photos can be a great way to capture experiences within the professional setting (Hassasm & Olivio, 2017, p.49). This is a great way to show connections you have made throughout your academic and professional career. These connections can be very helpful when looking for future jobs. These strategies align with Walden University’s emphasis on social change because they help students not only collect and present their accomplishments but they will aid them in gaining further professional experiences in the future. These professional experiences will help to positively influence society as a whole along with improving the nursing profession.
References
Burns, M.K. (2018). Creating a Nursing Portfolio. Ohio Nurses Review, 93(3), 16-17. https://eds-a-ebscohost-com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=1&sid=a0d41a3d-0882-4b0f-b975-b964055eb7d2%40sessionmgr4008
Hannasm J. & Olivio, Y. (2017). Crafting a Positive Nursing Digital Identity with an ePortfolio. American Nurse Today, 12(11), 48-49. https://www.myamericannurse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ant11-Digital-Identity-1017a-1.pdf
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Rachel Reagan
RE: Discussion – Week 5 – Stephen Shaheen
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Hello Stephen,
As a mature student the thought of making a digital portfolio is daunting but I agree with your post that having both a hard copy portfolio and a digital copy allows for the ability to update and change the portfolio with greater ease. Taking photos as you mentioned is great way to visually show professional experiences. I realize that taking hard copy photos is thing of the past, uploading digital photos ensures your portfolio is update with current accomplishments and professional achievements. Learning new technological skills will enhance my career and academic abilities. Thanks for sharing.
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10 months ago
Olubukola Askew
RE: Discussion – Week 5 – Stephen Shaheen
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Hi Stephen,
Digital portfolio can also be used as an assessment aid, and a tool to monitor learning, the progress, and the acquisition of skills, as it is digitized, information concerning the nurse can be shared in real time. Portfolio serves as the cornerstone of clinical learning (Bouyssou et al., 2020) with the evolving technology impact in healthcare sectors, portfolios or ePortfolio assist the employers to hire qualified nurses with the knowledge, skills, and experience necessary to survive and flourish in the complex and stressful work environment.
Walden university vision for social change provides a diverse opportunity for career professionals with the aid to transform themselves as scholar-practitioners for positive social change. A vision for change expands on designing a community where applied knowledge and expertise are applied to solve critical societal challenges and as well empower students to make a difference in the community (Walden University, 2020).
References
Bouyssou I, Forel MC, Saint-Germain S. [The digital portfolio as the cornerstone of clinical learning]. 2020 Jun;65(846):32-34. DOI: 10.1016/s0038-0814(20)30114-6. PMID: 33012416.
Walden University (2020). Social Change Report. Retrieved from https://www.waldenu.edu/-/media/walden/files/about-walden/walden-university-2017-social-change-report-final-v-2.pdg
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10 months ago
Victor Van Buckley
RE: Discussion – Week 5 – Stephen Shaheen
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Hi Stephen, thank you for your post and thank you for reminding us of the many components of the professional portfolio. It is indeed a valuable tool to market ourselves and to keep track of our life’s work (Burns, 2018). The digitization of the portfolio and the option to advertise it on the World Wide Web makes it possible to reach a global market with endless possibilities.
Best of luck in your studies.
Reference
Burns, M.K. (2018). Creating a Nursing Portfolio. Ohio Nurses Review, 93(3), 16-17
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10 months ago
solange fre Habibatur mbah
RE: Discussion – Week 5 – Stephen Shaheen
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Hi Stephene,
It is very interesting to know what motivated you to become a nurse, and more important, a culturally competent nurse. The healthcare industry is a diverse environment and the increasing ethnic, racial, and value differences may pose challenges for both the patients and healthcare providers. A culturally competent nurse is able to provide care that meet the cultural, social, and preferences of patients, which eliminates disparities and improves patient satisfaction and outcomes (Kohlbry, 2016). Social change begins with

insight and realized through skills that are acquired through teaching, practiced in one’s career, and as a member of the society. From you experience, you are in a better position to champion advocate for patients and champion for social change at the societal and healthcare level (Altundal, 2017). Therefore, nurses have a broad role that extends from provision of care, healthcare education to the society, support, and rehabilitation services.
References
Altundal, H. (2017). Roles and responsibilities of nurses struggling with substance abusers. https://doi.org/10.15405/epsbs.2017.09.23
Kohlbry, P. W. (2016). The impact of international service-learning on nursing students’ cultural competency. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 48(3), 303-311. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnu.12209
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