Approaches to Professional Nursing Practice Portfolio WSU

This portfolio, created by a nursing student at Western Sydney University, showcases the student's profile, curriculum vitae (CV), continuing professional development (CPD), and critical reflection. The profile highlights the student's background, including prior certificates in aged care and a nursing proficiency certificate, as well as aspirations to become a community nurse focused on empowering pregnant women. The CV details qualifications, work experience, and references, including roles as a maternal and neonatal health supervisor and an assistant in nursing. The CPD section outlines completed courses and planned professional development activities, such as attending an antenatal nursing conference. The critical reflection uses Gibbs' cycle to analyze an experience with eclampsia in Nepal, emphasizing the importance of antenatal care and the need for further training and experience in midwifery to provide quality nursing services, particularly in marginalized areas.

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Profile
Currently, I am undertaking a nursing degree course at Western Sydney University.
Before joining the institution, I had completed two certificate courses in aged care. I passed
both programs with high grades hence being compelled to pursue a nursing degree. Also, I
have a nursing proficiency certificate from Mayadevi training college. As an aspiring
graduate nurse, I am a critical thinker who relies on understanding the problem before
seeking possible solutions. Throughout my career, I have developed into being an emphatic
listener in conversations. For instance, when handling delivery cases, I prefer listening to
what my clients say before providing my response. Regarding my work experienced, I was
recruited as a maternal and neonatal health supervisor in Nepal. After being recognized as
an outstanding employee in the facility, I later secured an assistant nursing position in
Uniting Nursing home. As a dedicated student, I aspire to be a community nurse focused on
empowering and educating pregnant women in marginalised areas. In this role, I will seek
to sensitize women the importance of antenatal checkups and the possible dangers they face
when pregnant. According to the fourth standard of nurses’ code of conduct, nursing
professionals need to make use of the available information to improve on midwifery
conditions (NMBA, 2018). Therefore, I intend to partner with other professionals in the
field to identify the emerging dangers that pregnant women are exposed to in society.
Through the use of appropriate medical equipment, I will evaluate the current medical
information and provide suitable approaches to the problems experienced in midwifery. I
also intend to use the analyzed data to sensitize communities in rural areas the importance
of seeking clinical support regularly.
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Curriculum Vitae
Personal Details
Samikshya Kaucha
12-16, Belmore Street, Burwood, 2134
[phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Qualifications
2018 to Date Bachelor of Science in nursing
Western Sydney University, Liverpool, NSW 2170
2018 Certificate IV in Aged care
Nurse Training Australia, Burwood, NSW 2134
2017 Certificate III in Aged care
Advanced Education Australia, Surry Hills, NSW 2010
2009 to 2012 Proficiency Certificate Level (Enrolled Nursing)
Mayadevi Training College, Butwal, Rupandehi, Nepal
Work Experience
August 2018 to Date Assistant in Nursing (Advance Role)
Uniting Nursing Home, NSW, 2200
Responsibilities Providing personal Care and assistance to the residents.
Performing medication and its administration.
Proper documentation and management of nursing cases.
Dealing with the costumers and arising clinical problems
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November 2013 to Maternal and Neonatal Health Supervisor
November 2017 Maternal and Neonatal Health Supervisor, Nepal
Responsibilities
 Behavioural change, community mobilization and
empowerment of subordinate staff members where necessary.
 Providing technical assistance in Health facilities, maternal
centres, assigned Village Development Committees, and
ensuring efficient service delivery.
 Supervising Community Mobilisers and linking them with
supply-side initiatives.
 Planning, preparing and conducting training courses for
government health sector
 Organising and conducting health awareness campaigns in
working areas.
 Preparing reports and sharing with the project team regarding
filed visit findings.
 Analysing the collected data and providing relevant action
plans.
 Supporting MNH officer to review targets and achievements.
 Assisting the government health offices in analysing various
health situations in the community of interest.
Referees Rafael Martin Nino Basa
Clinical Coordinator/Educator
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Nurse Training Australia
Mobile No: 0413568565
Email: [e-mail]
Susma Karki
Register Nurse
Northern Beaches Hospital
Mobile No: 0414942904
Interests Reading, swimming, and storytelling
Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
 In 2013, I successfully completed a Bachelor of education at Kapivastu Multiple
college. Having excelled in the principle subjects of physical health, English, the
foundation of education and health, I found the course fulfilling.
 I completed a nursing proficiency certificate course in 2012 at Mayadevi Technical
college. Notably, I graduated with excellent grades in midwifery, OT nursing,
behaviour science, management and the foundation of health.
 In 2014, I completed training in social mobilisation and community facilitation at
Kathmandu Training College
 I also underwent a facilitation training program at INF, Nepal, where I successfully
acquired prerequisite skills in coaching trainers.
 I completed an SLC course at Deep Boarding school in 2011. Besides graduating
with an overall high mean grade, I recorded high scores in science, mathematics,
Nepali and English.
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 I am seeking to attend an annual national antenatal nursing conference to gain more
knowledge of the possible ways of upholding safe practice standards in nursing. The
information disseminated in such meetings is vital in my development as an aspiring
graduate nurse.
 I also intend to enrol in an antenatal certificate course from a renowned college in
Australia. The successful completion of this program will provide me with enough
skills and hands-on experience to effectively handle pregnancy cases in the nursing
field.
 Finally, I aspire to join the Australia antenatal nursing association to gain
knowledge from other professionals on the best ways of handling pregnancy cases
in marginalised areas. Moreover, I will use my position in the association to
discover the risks that are currently faced by pregnant women in various regions.
Critical Reflection
In this segment, I will make use of Gibbs (1988) cycle to reflect on the recent work
experience in Nepal. During my early years in nursing, I had a firsthand experience of
eclampsia. As an antenatal nurse in the remote areas of Nepal, the majority of pregnant
women I came across complained of severe headaches, abdominal pain, vision changes and
dizziness. The situation was horrifying with most pregnant women exhibiting signs and
symptoms relating the advanced stage of eclampsia. According to Manandhar,
Chongstuvivatwong and Geater (2013), eclampsia is responsible for the majority of fetus
deaths experienced among pregnant women in marginalized areas. During the nursing
expedition, I witnessed a community whose access to clinical nursing is a challenge. With
only scarce health facilities in the area, the death toll of pregnant mothers was on the rise.
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Being an aspiring nurse, I felt disturbed by the debilitating conditions that pregnant women
faced. With limited access to neonatal checkups, I felt pity and perturbed by the harsh
situation I witnessed. However, nurses need to provide their best care irrespective of the
challenges posed by the job at hand. Even though I was thrilled and motivated to help, I felt
less experienced to handle the level of eclampsia harbored by pregnant women in the area.
Having never done a medical investigation nor a neonatal checkup in my career, my input
in solving the issue was limited. Nonetheless, the experience provided me with an
appropriate platform to practice what I had learnt in my earlier nursing course. Through
experiencing pregnancy risks in real life, I realized that it is essential for a nurse to carry out
enough research on the possible illnesses to provide quality care. Experience alone cannot
guarantee better services from a nursing perspective. If I had undergone an antenatal
training course, I would have gained enough skills to handle the situation. Therefore, in the
future, I will seek to learn all the vital aspects related to antenatal checkups and eclampsia.
Moreover, I will attempt to uphold fundamental ethical and nursing standards when dealing
with pregnant women. Besides the acquisition of relevant nursing knowledge, I will seek to
gain more experience of midwifery in marginalized areas. Based on the case witnessed in
Nepal, I am focused on providing quality nursing services for the neglected women in
marginalized areas. If I experience a similar case scenario in the future, I will seek to make
use of antenatal care and equipment to cushion pregnant women of the dangers of
eclampsia. Also, I would sensitize people in rural areas the importance of antenatal
checkups. Despite such areas having less clinical facilities, I would advise the community
at large to make use of the limited available resources for their overall wellbeing.
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References
Gibbs, G. (1988). Learning and doing: A guide to teaching and learning methods. Oxford,
England: Further Education Unit, Oxford Brookes University.
Manandhar, B. L., Chongstuvivatwong, V., & Geater, A. (2013). Antenatal care and severe
pre-eclampsia in Kathmandu valley. Journal of Chitwan Medical College, 3(4), 43-
47.
NMBA. (2018). Code of conduct for nurses. Retrieved from
https://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/%20codes-guidelines-statements/
professional-standards.aspx
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