Chamberlain College NR512: E-Portfolios in Learning and Development

This presentation discusses e-portfolios in the context of nursing practice, specifically for graduate students and Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs). It defines e-portfolios, highlighting their importance in showcasing qualifications, experiences, and professional development. The presentation includes examples of items to be included in an e-portfolio, such as academic qualifications, biographies, awards, certificates, presentations, and project work. It also addresses the challenges associated with using e-portfolios, like technical skills and the need for supporting samples. The conclusion emphasizes the e-portfolio's role in preserving performance records and facilitating reflective development, with recommendations for encouraging their use and maintaining ethical confidentiality. The presentation is based on the NR512 Fundamentals of Nursing Informatics course at Chamberlain College of Nursing and aims to fulfill the assignment requirements of the course.

E-portfolios in learning and
professional development in nursing
practice

E-portfolios in learning and professional
development in nursing practice
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Introduction
• Advanced practice nurse or APN refers to nursing
professionals such as registered nurses, clinical nurses and
nurse anesthetists who perform set of clinical practices
providing care to patients.
• APRNS diagnose preliminary health concern of the patient
and treat the individual in a holistic approach as directed by
the physician.

Introduction to e-portfolio
• An e-portfolio may contain different types of
documents such as files containing image or graphics,
certification of academic qualification, progress
report, work published, extra curriculum activities
and any other evaluation or recommendations (Eynon
& Gambino, 2017).

Contd.
• Graduate student: Graduate students of nursing
generally use progress report, certification of the
course, internship done along with names of the
concerned person and unit.
• APN: Professional e-portfolios are created by APN
that reflects their skills and work experiences.

Importance of developing and using e-portfolio
• The portfolio serves as a competency standard and
supporting evidences for later application in the
profession
• It helps the APN to connect with many professionals
for professional development. For instance, an
experienced RN looks forward to shift to another
hospital

Identification and discursion of items included in e-portfolio
• Academic qualification: For a graduate student they must
have some basic items on e-portfolio among which
qualification gets the first priority.
• Biography: Biography gives a brief idea of the academic
and professional background of the nurse.
• Awards and honors: APN e-portfolio can be highlighted
with achievements and reward stories.

Five examples that student would include in e-portfolio
• Certificates: certificates of academic qualification
come first in student portfolios
• Paper presentations: presentation can also serves as a
good evidence to highlight the creative side of the
student
• Project work: Nursing graduate students need to
undertake project work during their nursing course

Contd.
• Recommendations: Recommendations are equally
important example of e-portfolio (Vaughan et al.
2017).
• Pictures: Graphics and pictures for any achievements
for example, receiving an award from popular
personality relating to the purpose is a good example.

Challenges associated using an e-portfolio
• Lack of technical skills to create e-portfolio: An e-
portfolio looks attractive if it is created creatively will
all data base supported systematically.
• Availability of supporting samples: E-portfolio is a
digital portfolio hence it requires every attachment to
be interlinked.

Conclusion
• E portfolios hence serve as an effective storage
formats for students and professionals to preserve
their performance record in order to reflect the
learning process. It helps students of higher education
to share feedback so that they can undergo a
reflective approach in their development.

Recommendations
• Learners and professionals should be encouraged and
educated to use tools for making e-portfolios
• Ethical confidentiality should be maintained since
many people find it less secured to share so many
supporting documents