In the realm of marketing, a successful branding strategy<\/a> is one of the most important contributors to organizational success. A solid branding strategy can help add visibility and credibility to a company\u2019s products.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n 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\u2019s Discussion asks you to consider and share strategies for building your portfolio.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Post<\/span><\/b>\u202fan 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\u2019s emphasis on social change. Be specific and provide examples.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Support main post with 3 of more current, credible sources and cite source within content of posting and on a reference list in proper APA.<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Respond<\/span><\/b>\u202fto at least\u202f<\/span>two<\/span><\/b>\u202fof your colleagues\u202f<\/span>on two different days<\/span><\/b>, by offering additional ideas regarding academic achievements to include or offering alternative ways of presenting the current achievements.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Be sure to offer support from at least 2 current, credible sources in each required response to classmates\u2019 main post and cite per APA.<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Professional development<\/a> is a concept for career-based nurses.\u00a0\u00a0In professional development, nurses take the steps necessary to advance their practice through education, volunteering, networking, attending seminars, and gaining credentials.\u00a0\u00a0Nurses should keep a portfolio to document their achievements to market themselves for professional organizations and jobs in professional development.\u00a0\u00a0Portfolios are a way of charting your progress and achievements in nursing.\u00a0\u00a0According to an article by Margaret Burns (2018), there are two different types of portfolios, one that showcases the nurse’s specific achievements and another that is broader than documents everything the nurse has accomplished. A specified portfolio of accomplishment is more conducive for job and professional organization applications, while the more common portfolio keeps track of the nurse’s clinical, educational, and volunteer experiences (p. 15).<\/p>\n For my undergraduate degree, a nursing portfolio was required to be completed before graduating.\u00a0\u00a0I constructed my portfolio on a website and included my background, current nursing position, future goals, and artifacts from each of my courses that people who reviewed my portfolio could read.\u00a0\u00a0I have used this portfolio during interviews, especially for travel nursing agencies, because it encompasses all of my time and experiences as a nurse.<\/p>\n My first strategy for building a sound portfolio is to document my experience as a nurse.\u00a0\u00a0To do this, I have joined a travel nursing agency to become a temporary nurse at different facilities.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I have a background in medical-surgical, intermediate, and critical care nursing so that I can float between these three disciplines at various facilities.\u00a0\u00a0This will help articulate my vast experience as a nurse when I become a nurse practitioner and apply for a job.\u00a0\u00a0Each hospital organization is set up differently, so I will learn their competencies, nursing workflow, and different management styles of disease processes.\u00a0\u00a0In future practice, I will be able to use these skills when I manage a patient’s plan of care.\u00a0\u00a0An article by Jan Daubener (2001) provides anecdotes from different travel nurses to explain the pros and cons of the career field.\u00a0\u00a0One account from a nurse demonstrated their increased competency and comfort level managing critical drips and ventilators in an ICU that differed from their home unit.\u00a0\u00a0As such, the nurse was adaptable and learned the processes at the new hospital he traveled to and was successful.\u00a0\u00a0As a result, he gained more experience and comfort level handling a different management style and could use this knowledge in future travel contracts. Traveling to new agencies means that I will have to be comfortable with not knowing everything and adapt quickly to new situations.\u00a0\u00a0This measurement of self-assessment relates to a critical aspect of nursing portfolio development.<\/p>\n Evidence used within the portfolio can be used to undertake a personal review of where a practitioner currently is in terms of their development and consider where they want to be.\u00a0\u00a0A SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis can be a simple but useful tool to analyze professional strengths, skills, knowledge, and ability) and weaknesses (areas for development.) These can then be considered in the context of the opportunities for development and the potential threats or barriers to development (p. 550).<\/p>\n Travel nursing will require me to constantly assess my current knowledge and experience level, narrow down what I need to improve, and then reflect on what I have learned.\u00a0\u00a0This skill will be used constantly in my future practice as a nurse practitioner.<\/p>\n My next strategy for constructing a solid portfolio of my nursing practice<\/a> is to gain credentials or competencies in my chosen practice<\/p>\n area.\u00a0\u00a0Currently, I am pursuing a specialization in acute care practice for adults and geriatrics.\u00a0\u00a0My eventual goal is to work as a nurse practitioner in endocrinology and diabetes management. One specific nursing credential I am actively trying to achieve is certified diabetes educator (CDE).\u00a0\u00a0This is awarded to nurses who have the required amount of hours managing and counseling patients on diabetes and successfully passing the proctored exam.\u00a0If I have this credential, it will represent my interest and passion for diabetes management and supply me with the knowledge necessary to make critical decisions when managing this disease.\u00a0\u00a0According to an article presented on the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (2019), certified nurses gain more respect, possess increased knowledge and competency, have more job opportunities, are more reliable and make fewer errors, decrease healthcare costs, and provide better patient outcomes, (pp. 2-3).\u00a0\u00a0By gaining a credential, shows my commitment to the profession and drive to advance my knowledge.<\/p>\n My strategies to obtain my goals of nursing excellence relate to Walden University\u2019s social change initiative.\u00a0\u00a0According to Walden University (2021), \u201c\u00a0\u2026Walden supports positive social change through the development of principled, knowledgeable, and ethical scholar-practitioners, who are and will become civic and professional role models by advancing the betterment of society\u201d (para. 6).\u00a0\u00a0My experience from different nursing facilities and my credentials from my CDE exam will allow me to have an advanced perspective on nursing.\u00a0\u00a0I will have more knowledge and experience caring for patients, be more credible based on my certifications, and be able to transition into the nurse practitioner role where I can use my knowledge to act ethically and advance the health of my community, thus creating positive social change.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Nurses use professional portfolios to showcase the critical aspects of their career journey as proof for career development.\u00a0\u00a0A strong portfolio will give a background of nursing experience, education level, credentials, and letters of recommendation so that employers and professional organizations can assess the nurse’s abilities.\u00a0\u00a0By gaining expertise from travel nursing and achieving certifications, I can add these to my portfolio as evidence of my nursing expertise to eventually create positive social change.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n American Association of Neuroscience Nurses. (2019).\u00a0Impact of nursing certification on nurses, healthcare employers and patients<\/em>\u00a0[PDF]. American association of neuroscience nurses. Retrieved October 17, 2021, from\u00a0https:\/\/aann.org\/uploads\/Meetings\/2020\/WhitePaper_ACU_Certification.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n Burns, M. K. (2018). Creating a nursing portfolio.\u00a0Ohio Nurses Review<\/em>,\u00a093<\/em>(3), 16\u201317. Retrieved October 17, 2021, from\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/https:\/\/eds-b-ebscohost-com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org\/eds\/pdfviewer\/pdfviewer?vid=5&sid=4ee231f2-c0ff-440a-9d82-4c18e2e9ee28%40sessionmgr102<\/a><\/p>\n Casey, D., & Egan, D. (2010). The use of professional portfolios and profiles for career enhancement.\u00a0British Journal of Community Nursing<\/em>,\u00a015<\/em>(11), 547\u2013552. Retrieved October 17, 2021, from<\/p>\n Daubener, J. (2001). A look at travel nursing: Two sides to the coin.\u00a0Journal of Emergency Nursing<\/em>,\u00a027<\/em>(5), 507\u2013510. Retrieved October 17, 2021, from\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1067\/men.2001.118574<\/a><\/p>\n Walden University. (2021).\u00a0Mission, vision, and goals<\/em>. Walden University catalog. Retrieved 2021, from\u00a0https:\/\/catalog.waldenu.edu\/content.php?catoid=181&navoid=66193<\/a><\/p>\n The portfolio shows evidence of career development. It begins with education, experience, professional organizations and highlights the development of a career path. When your goal is clearly defined, you choose activities that will move you toward achieving your goal. For example, if your goal is to be an advance practice critical care nurse, you would first become a member of a critical care nursing association. You would attend conferences and network and then join a subgroup on an aspect of critical care that you would like to specialize in. Then you lead the subspecialty group.<\/p>\n What professional organizations related to nursing and diabetes can you join? Plan to attend a conference and network. Food for thought.<\/p>\n I have recently become a member of the American Diabetes Association! \u00a0This is a professional organization that advocates for people with diabetes, provides education for the general public, provides assistance to those who struggle with disease management. \u00a0Since I have Type 1 diabetes, I am passionate about diabetes management. \u00a0Specifically, my interests are in education, decreasing the price of insulin, and\u00a0development of diabetes technology.<\/p>\n I will look in to conferences to help me gain knowledge and network with potential preceptors!<\/p>\n I worked as a travel nurse during the west-coast nursing shortage in 2003-2006. \u00a0I traveled from Michigan to Arizona and then to California and can only explain it as akin to walking into a war zone! Wilcox (2018), writing for RNnetwork Blog, notes that a good travel nurse’s top 3 qualities are flexibility, confidence, and adaptability-qualities that potential employers are seeking. The nursing portfolio is an excellent place to provide evidence of your skills, knowledge, and experience from a variety of areas which you could demonstrate from your travel experiences (Casey, 2010). Outlining your travel experiences in your portfolio is an excellent way to display your hire-worthiness.<\/p>\n Another suggestion from the article by Burns (2018) is to catalog continuing education certificates and records of attendance at professional programs. She also suggests keeping and organizing past evaluations from managers and peers. With an organized, professional portfolio outlining experiences, competence, and showcasing organization skills, the nurse applicant is sure to stick out in a pile of similar-looking resumes.<\/p>\n Burns, M. K. (2018). Creating a nursing portfolio.\u00a0Ohio Nurses Review<\/em>,\u00a093<\/em>(3), 16\u201317. Retrieved October 17, 2021, from\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/https:\/\/eds-b-ebscohost-com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org\/eds\/pdfviewer\/pdfviewer?vid=5&sid=4ee231f2-c0ff-440a-9d82-4c18e2e9ee28%40sessionmgr102<\/a><\/p>\n Casey, D., & Egan, D. (2010). The use of professional portfolios and profiles for career enhancement.\u00a0British Journal of Community Nursing<\/em>,\u00a015<\/em>(11), 547\u2013552.<\/p>\n Wilcox, Lindsay (2018) RNnetwork Blog.\u00a0Six things that make a good travel nurse.\u00a0<\/em>https:\/\/rnnetwork.com\/blog\/what-makes-good-travel-nurse\/<\/a><\/p>\n Thank you for sharing that excellent advice on ways to solidify a portfolio. I was very interested in your post as soon as I saw the travel nursing heading. I too have done some travel nursing and have worked at various facilities through agency work. I didn\u2019t even consider how this could make a portfolio that much stronger until I read your post. I will certainly be adding the places, charting systems, and units I have worked on through my experience to improve my portfolio. The professional portfolio for a nurse is meant to highlight the nurses\u2019 skills, achievements, and professional experience which all have been improved and achieved through my travel nursing (Burns, 2018). Traveling opens your doors to various opportunities and you get to experience the different styles at facilities and how different states run their healthcare system. I would highly recommend nurses to try traveling at least once in their career.<\/p>\n The next strategy you discussed was personal certifications. This is a big selling point on a portfolio because the more education, certification, and skills you possess, the stronger your portfolio will be which will lead to more opportunities for career development. That is amazing you are striving for the certified diabetes educator certification. I wish you the best. I work in mental health so I too have been looking into certifications that I can obtain to better my portfolio. For my case, I am going to be taking the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Certification (PMH-BC) exam which is a competency based exam that provides a valid and reliable assessment of clinical knowledge and skills (ANCC, (n.d.). The more certifications I can obtain, the better that will make me in day to day nursing as well.<\/p>\n Walden University\u2019s social change initiative defined as\u00a0a deliberate process of creating and applying ideas, strategies, and actions to promote the worth dignity, and development of individuals, communities, organizations, institutions, cultures, and societies resulting in the improvement of human and social conditions is a must to be incorporated into a strong portfolio (Walden University, 2021) . Travel nursing plays into the community based goals, because you are able to work in many communities all around the country and make a difference in areas that need help.<\/p>\n American Nurses Credentialing Center, (n.d.).\u00a0Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Certification (PMH-BC).<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>https:\/\/www.nursingworld.org\/our-certifications\/psychiatric-mental-health-nursing-certification\/?utm_campaign=288301_2021%20Certification%20%26%20Cert%20Prep%20Paid%20Efforts&utm_source=ppc&utm_medium=Google&utm_content=PsychNursingPaid&utm_term=psychiatric%20nurse%20certification&utm_campaign=Psych-Mental+Cert+2019&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_src=g&hsa_ad=486596991505&hsa_tgt=kwd-299959312790&hsa_mt=e&hsa_ver=3&hsa_acc=4209008328&hsa_kw=psychiatric%20nurse%20certification&hsa_grp=116088158555&hsa_cam=11851324302&hsa_net=adwords&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI1LHl_8Lb8wIVgYvICh1a1ASBEAAYAiAAEgIj3vD_BwE<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Burns, M. K., (2018, May 1).\u00a0Creating a Nursing Portfolio.<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>(pp. 16).\u00a0https:\/\/eds-a-ebscohost-com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org\/eds\/pdfviewer\/pdfviewer?vid=1&sid=697f9cfe-c226-4515-9a2d-6a217329a3d4%40sdc-v-sessmgr03<\/a><\/p>\n Walden University. (2021).\u00a0Vision, Mission, and Goals.<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>https:\/\/catalog.waldenu.edu\/content.php?catoid=181&navoid=66193<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n I do agree with you that the professional nursing development requires one to build up a strong portfolio based on the relevant training, work experiences and the impact to the society (Mokhtari-Nouri et al., 2018). The travelling nurse pathway helps one to be adaptable and ready to handle a number of challenges based on the prevailing medical condition. As a travelling nurse one is able to interact with patients of diverse cultures and social underpinnings hence make one to be tolerant and develop excellent skills towards working in multicultural societies and environment. Moreover, one is able to effectively incorporate the ethical and cultural considerations in their nursing practice. Professional development is an important component of your professional portfolio because it demonstrates how you maintain your competency to practice as a nurse\u00a0(Mlambo et al., 2021). You must document how your learning and development aligns with and demonstrates your professional standards of practice in order to do this effectively. Consider how you might do this in a concise, yet comprehensive manner; in a way that demonstrates you are constantly reflecting, evaluating, learning, and developing, as well as applying this learning to your practice\u00a0(Mamvuto & Kangai, 2021).<\/p>\n Mamvuto, A., & Kangai, P. (2021). Portfolio implementation for self-reflection and professional growth of students in the arts.\u00a0Visual Studies<\/em>, 1\u20139.\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/1472586x.2021.1940262<\/a><\/p>\n Mlambo, M., Sil\u00e9n, C., & McGrath, C. (2021). Lifelong Learning and Nurses\u2019 Continuing Professional development, a Metasynthesis of the Literature.\u00a0BMC Nursing<\/em>,\u00a020<\/em>(1).\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12912-021-00579-2<\/a><\/p>\n Mokhtari-Nouri, J., Mollahadi, M., Khademolhoseini, S.-M., & Khaghanizadeh, M. (2018). The portfolio as a tool for mentoring in nursing students: A scoping review.\u00a0Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research<\/em>,\u00a023<\/em>(4), 241.\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4103\/ijnmr.ijnmr_195_17<\/a><\/p>\n My first strategy to build a professional portfolio will be to gather documents from previous classes where I have researched and written papers. One paper I will add is about diabetes research and show that I have been educated on the most current research and treatment regimen for this disease that affects several patients I will encounter. I will also add continuing education classes certificate I completed to retain my nursing license through the American Diabetic Association (ADA). According to the ADA (n.d.), the most current education is available to healthcare providers for practice implementation. I will relay my understanding that diet will dictate the severity of their disease progression due to blood glucose toxicity creating an increased risk of stroke and heart attack (Campos, 2012).<\/p>\n The first professional job I had was in the ICU where I learned much by observing patients and other nurses as well as visiting with physicians as they treated patients with a wide variety of illnesses. The ability to keep in mind that most illnesses fit in the normal diagnosis range and still be aware of the alternative differential diagnosis as well as the zebra that can happen in the rarest and most critical cases. I have been trained in Acute Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Acute Life Support. I am now working on chemotherapy certification and will add all these to my professional portfolio. According to Margaret Burns (2018), the portfolio can be used to plan career education to achieve specific goals.<\/p>\n According to Walden University, social change is being accelerated by allowing professionals to become scholars through furthering education (n.d.). A goal I have as a student is to reduce kidney injury of elderly patients by researching and writing papers on prevention methods that are evidence-based. As a nurse practitioner, my goal is to implement social change by educating patients in ways to reduce kidney injury. My goals to reduce kidney injury might include collaborating with urology colleagues, attending seminars, and participating in medical studies.<\/p>\n American Diabetic Association, (n.d.). Association of diabetes care and education specialists.\u00a0https:\/\/www.diabeteseducator.org\/education\/webinars?gclid=Cj0KCQjwtrSLBhCLARIsACh6RmjlltArL2M_dusHxn9OgXW4I-BVsIO179MPJyAxtbkIICLPvDGtWiYaAvR1EALw_wcB#utm_source=Google&utm_medium=CPC&utm_campaign=Web&utm_content=Webinars2020<\/a><\/p>\n Burns, M. K. (2018). Creating a Nursing Portfolio.\u00a0Ohio Nurses Review<\/em>,\u00a093<\/em>(3), 16\u201317.<\/p>\n Campos, C. (2012). Chronic hyperglycemia and glucose toxicity: pathology and clinical sequelae.\u00a0Postgraduate medicine<\/em>,\u00a0124<\/em>(6), 90-97.<\/p>\n Walden University (n.d.). Walden mission and vision.\u00a0\u00a0https:\/\/www.waldenu.edu\/why-walden\/social-change<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Professional portfolios are becoming a very popular way for employers to evaluate a nurse is experience and progress. They are considered structured evidence that demonstrate an individual is ability to meet their profession\u2019s standards for practice, including an indication of the professional\u2019s vision of future growth and capacity building (Walden University, 2018)). Because of its growing importance, nurses should ensure that they keep their portfolio current and up to date. Every nursing scholar must first create a professional portfolio before moving from student to professional graduate roles. For the purpose of showcasing their accomplishments and scholarly pursuits, students must have an academic portfolio.<\/p>\n One of the strategic I intent to use in enhancing my portfolio is to show materials that highlight my academic achievements. Nursing scholars must incorporate their existing skills and knowledge into the development of their professional portfolios (Henderson, Davis, & Day, 2018, p.353). As a Walden master\u2019s degree student, I would love to showcase the projects and assignments that would help show my academic activities and accomplishments that I completed so far in the program of study. The plans and tasks that would be shown would be divided into sections of individual assignments, professional development (which includes development projects and specialized research), classroom involvement, and research. It is essential that, as a scholar, I do research and understand the professional practitioner market to build a portfolio that reflects any changes in the market (Jung & Kim, 2017, p.765).<\/p>\n Another strategy I will employ for my professional portfolio is to keep track of all my academic achievements and activities online. According to research, using an online or electronic portfolio can help students achieve more in the classroom (Ahmed & Ward, 2019). To achieve this, I will put everything for my portfolio together in a Google Doc. With Google Doc, I can use a computer to review various parts of my documents whenever and wherever I want. Google Doc regularly saves work, so I don’t have to worry if my computer’s battery runs out of power or if my internet connection is interrupted. In all, using the strategies mentioned above will be helpful because it will show what I have accomplished and what I can contribute in any given professional situation.<\/p>\n Ahmed, E., & Ward, R. (2019). Analysis of factors influencing acceptance of personal, academic professional development e-portfolios. Computers in Human Behavior, 63.<\/p>\n Henderson, J., Davis, R., & Day, T. (2018). Developing portfolios to document student performance and accomplishments. NACTA Journal, 59(4), 353.<\/p>\n Jung, J., Kim, S. (2017) Developing a dynamic portfolio selection model with a self-adjusted rebalancing method. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 68, 765.<\/p>\n Walden University. (2018). Curriculum vitae guide: Build your curriculum vitae.<\/p>\n As a student it is important to know of strategies for incorporating academic activities into professional goals.\u00a0\u00a0When it comes time to search for a job, potential employers may request, research, and inquire about a candidate\u2019s scholarly activities.\u00a0\u00a0Academic activities make a student stand out from the crowd and demonstrate that the candidate values their programs mission and goals.\u00a0\u00a0An eportfolio is a great way for students to track, organize, and broadcast their academic and professional experiences and skills.\u00a0\u00a0Hannans and Olivo (2017) discusses eportfolios for nurses as being the full picture of who you are professionally in your field of work.\u00a0\u00a0Hannans and Olivo (2017) also discuss how eportolios may become a requirement in the future to prospective job candidates, so they state, \u201cwhy not be ahead of the game\u201d (p.2).<\/p>\n One strategy I aim to use to build some academic activities into my professional development is to join the nurses honor society as Walden University.\u00a0\u00a0Sigma Theta Tau is an international nurse\u2019s honor society and nursing students at Walden University are automatically invited to join the organization at different times throughout the year.\u00a0\u00a0The nursing honor society at Walden University has a mission to \u201csupport the learning, knowledge, and professional development of nurses committed to making a difference in health worldwide\u201d (Walden University, n.d, para. 1).\u00a0\u00a0The honor society aims at educating and empowering a generation of nurses who will lead using their knowledge and services to create a work of improved health for the people (Walden University, n.d).\u00a0\u00a0This mission and vision that the society portrays relates well to my professional goal of being able to provide care as a nurse practitioner in my rural area of living, closing some of the care gaps the people face.<\/p>\n Another strategy I have for incorporating an academic activity into my professional development is to join the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) organization.\u00a0\u00a0The mission of the AANP is to empower all nurse practitioners to \u201cadvance accessible, person-centered, equitable, high-quality care for diverse communities through practice, education, advocacy, research, and leadership\u201d (AANP, n.d, para.1).\u00a0\u00a0According to Crumley (2020) nurses have many benefits from joining organizations related to their field, interest, and specialties.\u00a0\u00a0Professional organizations can provide nurses and advanced practice providers networking and educational opportunities (Crumley, 2020).\u00a0\u00a0Professional organizations also advocate for nurses to be able to provide the best services to patients and their communities (Crumley, 2020).\u00a0\u00a0Joining one of these organizations helps me to stay up to date on education opportunities and to be involved in a community of individuals whose goal is to support patients and their communities.<\/p>\n Walden University emphasizes social change for all their degree programs.\u00a0\u00a0The social change specific to the field of nursing is to create practitioners who are community based and active in trying to create a positive change for humans and social conditions (Walden University, n.d).\u00a0\u00a0My goal of becoming a nurse practitioner aligns with Walden\u2019s belief of partnering with communities to create social change.\u00a0\u00a0I plan to work as a family nurse practitioner in my rural area community.\u00a0\u00a0Many people in my community have a hard time finding or getting access to family medicine providers.\u00a0\u00a0I will serve my community by offering care to the underprivileged.\u00a0\u00a0Another goal of mine is to be a continuous learner.\u00a0\u00a0By being affiliated with honor and organizational societies, I will be able to stay engaged in new learning and education opportunities for my field. This will align with Walden\u2019s social change practices by allowing me to provider the most up to date and patient centered care available to my community.<\/p>\n An organized collection of pertinent documents that highlights a person’s most marketable skills, talents, and professional development paths is referred to as a professional portfolio.\u00a0Portfolios can be essential for giving a prospective employer a first impression of you and providing information about you; this can help them get a sense of who you are, what you intend to accomplish inside a certain firm, and the skills you have to offer.\u00a0Beyond the daily grind of nursing, it’s critical to have a vision for the future. When these plans are clearly put out, a road map to success is produced. The “stops” on the road to success represent growth opportunities that, once attained, should be added to our portfolio. The portfolio will be used to strengthen our position relative to other qualified candidates, set us apart when competing for job opportunities, and support our practice excellence. Collaboration with nurse education around registered nurse competences is a further strategy that I would like to be included in my portfolio. It has been demonstrated that concentrating on continuing education and becoming an expert will significantly increase nursing profession development (sadler 2018). Volunteering and community involvement will be another tactic I would add to my portfolio. Participating in community service initiatives is crucial because it fosters empathy and understanding for those who are in need. Volunteering for community services can also be a way to explore the different ways that one can express themselves. Volunteering with people who share your passion for promoting wellness in the community will help you instill successful habits.<\/p>\n Global practice transformation is the university’s goal for social change (Social Change, 2020). Due to their ability to advance nursing practice, these projects will aid in the achievement of this aim. Long-term improvements in patient care and better outcomes can only result from holding an advanced certification and imparting your knowledge to colleagues. looking forward to expanding my field of expertise and earning my graduate degree so I may continue to make a difference in this shift.<\/p>\n Demonstrates achievement of scholarly inquiry for professional and academic decisions.<\/strong><\/td>\n Demonstrate the ability to analyze, synthesize, and\/or apply principles and concepts learned in the course lesson and outside readings and relate them to real-life professional situations<\/strong><\/td>\nTo Prepare:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
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\nObtaining certification in the field of nursing practice is one of the ways to add to one’s academic portfolio along with furthering one’s education. Patients, their families, and businesses have demonstrated the value of certified nurses (Certification Benefits Employers and Nurses, n.d.). It has been demonstrated that certified nurses make judgments with more confidence and experience more job satisfaction as a result of earning certification status.<\/p>\nGrading Rubric Guidelines<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\n Performance Category<\/strong><\/td>\n \u00a010<\/strong><\/td>\n 9 <\/strong><\/td>\n 8 <\/strong><\/td>\n 4<\/strong><\/td>\n 0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Application of Course Knowledge –<\/strong><\/p>\n \n \n
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\n Performance Category <\/strong><\/td>\n \u00a05<\/strong><\/td>\n 4 <\/strong><\/td>\n 3 <\/strong><\/td>\n