Bachelor of Nursing Portfolio - Brijisha Patel, WSU

This portfolio, created by Brijisha Patel, a Bachelor of Nursing student at Western Sydney University, showcases her experience and skills in the field of nursing, with a particular focus on aged care. It includes a curriculum vitae detailing her academic and employment history, highlighting her organizational and managerial skills gained from previous roles. The portfolio outlines her competencies in nursing skills, patient-centered care, and communication, along with her interests in disability and wound healing. It also details her Continuing Professional Development (CPD) plans, including courses and conferences she intends to attend to specialize in aged care. Furthermore, the portfolio incorporates a reflection using the Gibbs Reflective Cycle on a hand hygiene incident, analyzing its implications and outlining an action plan for future practice, emphasizing adherence to the NMBA standards. The portfolio is a comprehensive overview of the student's professional journey and aspirations within the nursing field.

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Profile:
My name is Brijisha Patel. I am a responsible and adaptable student nurse, who is
studying Bachelor of Nursing from Western Sydney University. I have earned my certificate
III in aged care in 2007. I previously worked as an ASN at St. Joseph nursing home, Auburn
from September to October 2007. I have excellent organizational and managerial skills as I
during my tenure with Coles Express for over 10 years. I was able to combine my studies to
work successfully during my tenure as an ASN working with St. Joseph nursing home. I have
found myself to be an organized, self-motivated and simple person who is able to handle the
pressure of the nursing setting. I am able to make my thought process sharp and logical while
practically approaching a problem. I have a natural ability to see things in the light of logic. I
believe in teamwork and I am able to provide the elderly and the disabled with daily care if
needed. I also can help the hospital with daily chores like cleaning and sweeping if needed.
My present work aim is to provide the elderly patients with competent care and to give them
a loving environment.
Curriculum Vitae:
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Name: Brijisha Patel
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Academic history

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 2005- Bachelor of science with Microbiology, Gujarat University, India
 2007- certificate 3 in Aged care, Australia
 Senior first aid certificate, Australia
 Diploma in nursing, Western Sydney University, Australia
Employment history:
My work experience is as follows:
 2012- till date- store manager at Coles Express, Drummoyne
 2009-2012- store manager at Coles Express, Lane Cove
 2007-2009- Full time customer service representative at Coles Express
 2007 (September-October)- Assistant student nurse at Joseph nursing home,
Auburn
Competencies
 Competent in nursing skills- medication and assisting in activities of daily
living
 Capable in implementing the patient centered care
 Expert in providing personal hygiene care
 Effective in communicating with stakeholders
 Supervise on quality improvement during the progressive and regressive
changes
 Compliance with OHS regulations at workplace
Interest

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In future I want to establish myself in sector of “Disability and Wound healing” in
aged care and become the registered nurse.
CPD:
Past CPD:
Previously I earned certificate III in aged care in 2007 and worked at St. Joseph
Nursing home. I have attended 40th annual PNEG conference on Professional Nursing
Education and development in 2013.
Future CPD:
I am planning to involve in certificate IV in aged care in near future. I also want to
complete the CPD courses, which would earn me a certificate in first aid. I also have an
ambition to earn a certificate in infection control training. I also need to earn the CPD in
manual handling. I also want to attend the fundamental course of wound management
training, as I want to specialize in wound management later in my career as an aged care
nurse. I want to participate in the Annual fire training. As I would work on aged care, I want
to attend a CPD course on Immunization Techniques and Vaccine storage management. I
want to attend the upcoming conference on Alzheimer’s and Dementia, which is going to be
held in 20 October 2017. There is another upcoming seminar on aged care reform, which I
want to attend. This seminar is going to be held in Sydney from 1st November to 2nd
November.
Reflection:
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Using the Gibbs Reflective Cycle, I would like to reflect on my experience in the aged
care, while preparing for certificate 3 in 2007. I was instructed about the hand washing
protocol in the workplace. When dealing with the patient’s wound, I had followed hand
hygiene before dressing. However, I forgot to hand wash after dressing as I had to attend
another patient.
Feelings:
I felt guilty and sad for this event. I was afraid of spread of infection as the risk was
high. Since, it would have taken 5 minutes in washing hands with gel based solution, I should
not have neglected.
Evaluation:
Other than this worst part, the best part of the experience was learning my faults and
how to be more efficient in future with planning and time management. I need to be more
adherent to the workplace protocol.
Analysis:
Hand hygiene is one of the most factors in nursing practice. It is an important aspect
focused by the “National Hand Hygiene initiative” in Australia. The NMBA standards
emphasize the practioners to deliver safe and competent care
(Nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au, 2016).
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I need to adhere to the NMBA standards more strictly in future and therefore; I have
marked this event to my journal. I should have been more aware of the implications of the
failure to hand wash on patient’s well being.
Action plan:
My actions in future demonstrate strict adherence to the hand hygiene protocol. My
plan is to set alarm for every important event that requires hand wash. I also need to
coordinate well with my seniors to overcome this issue.
E portfolio link: https://s19075004.wixsite.com/brijishapatel

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References:
Nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au. (2016). Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia -
Guidelines: Continuing professional development. (2017). Nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au.
Retrieved 12 October 2017, from http://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Codes-
Guidelines-Statements/Codes-Guidelines/Guidelines-cpd.aspx