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Evidence of Competency for Nurses and Midwifes
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By
Kate Andre, RN, RM, PhD, MN, BN, Coronary Care Cert, DipAppSc, Program Director, Bachelor of Nursing, University of South Australia; Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing Australia
Marie Heartfield, RN, PhD, MNS, BN, DipAppSc, Advanced Clinical Nursing Course (FMC), General Nursing Certificate(RAH), Program Director, Honours and Research
Degrees, University of South Australia; Board Director and Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing Australia
Description
PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIOS: EVIDENCE OF COMPETENCY FOR NURSES AND MIDWIVES is the first book written specifically for the Australian and
New Zealand market that demonstrates the relationship between portfolios and regulation. Portfolios are a tool of increasing significance
across the health professions in meeting the demands of contemporary regulation of professional competence. The book offers background
information on the need for and benefits of portfolios and a range of approaches and formats to communicate progress towards education
for entry to practice for students of midwifery and nursing programs, continuing professional development, performance review, renewal
of practice certificates and career review and planning. A key strength of this book is the way it facilitates an understanding about
the rationales in portfolio design and the integration of the relevant professional standards. The book addresses the concept of evidence
and examines its role in making claims to achievement of competence and learning. A further strength is the inclusion of the potential
for portfolios to assist with performance review and career planning, making this book a useful resource for undergraduate and postgraduate
students, practicing clinicians and educators.
Audience
Undergraduate and postgraduate students. Practicing midwifery and nursing clinicians. Nursing and midwifery educators and managers.
Contents
Chapter 1: Professional practice and portfolios – Why do I need a professional portfolio?
* Introduction
* What is a portfolio
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Forms of portfolios
* Why do I need a portfolio
* Influences on the development and uptake of professional portfolios
* ?Building
your portfolio' activities
Chapter 2: Portfolio Styles and Models
* Introduction
* What should my portfolio look like?
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Portfolio models
* Who is the intended audience for my portfolio
* What is the specific purpose of my portfolio
* Privacy, confidentiality
and disclosure
* What is the best way to organise and present a portfolio
* ePortfolios
* Steps and responsibilities in portfolio
development and use
* ?Building your portfolio' activities
Chapter 3: Evidence - What do I have and what do I need
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Introduction
* Where to I start?
* What is the purpose of evidence?
* What is quality evidence?
* Evidence for portfolio
models
* I've collected a range of quality evidence – where to now?
* Practice exemplar
* ?Building a standards-based or process-oriented
portfolio' activity
Chapter 4: Compiling your portfolio
* Introduction
* Deciding on and designing a portfolio framework
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Suggested framework for a product portfolio
* Collecting information or evidence
* Identifying omissions and generating new information/evidence
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Practice exemplar
Chapter 5: Portfolio Evaluation and Assessment
* Introduction
* Portfolio components
* Portfolio
assessment and evaluation
* Why assess?
* What is to be assessed?
* Notifying the student/applicant
* Validity and reliability
of assessment
* Practice exemplar
Chapter 6: Portfolios and Career Planning
* Introduction
* The image of nursing
and midwifery
* Steps for planning a career
* Assistance with career planning
* Practice exemplar
References * Glossary
| Bibliographic details |
Paperback, 96 pages, publication date: APR-2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-7295-3792-6
ISBN-10: 0-7295-3792-7
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
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Last update: 25 Nov 2009
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