NURS 6600 Week 2 Professional Portfolio

Creating and maintaining a digital Professional Portfolio allows nursing professionals to provide employers and others with documentation quickly and easily. NURS 6600 Week 2 Professional Portfolio

In this course, you draw from your previous coursework in this Master of Science in Nursing program to develop your Professional Portfolio. NURS 6600 Week 2 Professional Portfolio

Before you begin assembling and developing your Portfolio, view the following documents, located in this week’s Learning Resources:

Student Guide to Creating a Final Professional Portfolio: This document outlines the elements that need to be included in your Portfolio, and provides instructions for clear and professional formatting.
Walden University Graduate Nursing Professional Portfolio: Foundation Requirements: This document outlines all the assignments from previous courses that must be included in your Portfolio.
Professional Portfolio Template: This document provides the structure for assembling your Portfolio. It includes the Program Outcomes Evidence Chart, which allows you to summarize your accomplishments and demonstrate how you met each program outcome. As you use this chart, consider how the learning activities in your courses supported you in meeting the Walden University and School of Nursing goals related to service, scholarship, and social change. NURS 6600 Week 2 Professional Portfolio

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Sample POEC Chart

FINAL PORTFOLIO

End of Program Outcomes Evidence Chart

MSN Graduate Characteristics	Individual Student Learning Outcomes (ISLOs) NURS 6600 Week 2 Professional Portfolio	Course #; Learner Assessments (Evidence according to alignment of learner outcomes from Syllabus chart)	Student Outcome: *Service* (Community/ Professional)	Student Outcome: *Scholar-Practitioner* (Scholarship/ Practice)	Student Outcome: *Social Change*
LEADERS/CHANGE AGENTS	LO₁—Synthesize organizational/ systems leadership for cost-effective specialist nursing practice that contributes to high-quality healthcare delivery, advancement of the nursing profession, and social change.	NURS-6050 NURS-6051 NURS-6052 NURS-6053 NURS-6201 NURS-6211 NURS-6231 NURS-6241 NURS-6600	Interviewed director of the Women’s Care Center to identify opportunitites for improvement in local STD prevention efforts. Volunteered to work at the 2014 UPMC Corporate Nurse’s Week celebration	Organized, developed, and implemented a Project in the ED at UPMC Hamot to improve sepsis care provided to patients. Developed a Practicum Project that helped improved confort of new nurses with Death and Dying. Implemented a Project to improve the throughput of outpatient procedure patients to help decompress the hospital during times of high census. Successfully completed the Nurse Leader Residency program.	My ED sepsis Project saved lives and changed the entire culture of the ED. The Project data was disseminated at several conferences to be replicated by other facilities.
SCHOLAR-/EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTITIONERS	LO₂—Critique evidence-based literature drawing from diverse theoretical perspectives and pertinent research to guide decision making that demonstrates best practices for specialist nursing practice in a global society. NURS 6600 Week 2 Professional Portfolio	NURS-6052 NURS-6053 NURS-6201 NURS-6231 NURS-6241 NURS-6600	Performed thorough literature reviews about best-practices on a number of topics in several of my MSN classes. Topics included sepsis, blood culture collection methods, mentoring, and nurse retention.	Used research gathered for MSN to develop and implement a substantial Project to imrpove sepsis care in the ED. Developed a Practicum Project that helped improved comfort of new nurses with Death and Dying. Developed a Project that improved the throughput of outpatient procedure patients – referred to as OPT.	Disseminated this research in a number of conferences and venues to help others replicate the study. Shared results of my Practicum Project with leaders in the organization. OPT changed the outpatient procedure process to become more patient-centric, improving patient satisfaction.
PROFESSIONALS/ COLLABORATORS	LO₃—Integratively assess, diagnose, plan, implement, and evaluate cost-effective healthcare strategies that reduce health disparities by patient/population advocacy for access to specialist nursing care.	NURS-6052 NURS-6053 NURS-6211 NURS-6211 NURS-6600	Helped organize a clothing drive for homeless people. Volunteered at a health fair to educate the public and provide health screenings.	Co-chair of Practice Environment Council. Leader of Hospital Daisy committee. Active member of hospital Magnet committee. Active member of housewide and systemwide sepsis committee. Masimo representative for the hospital. Active member of the ED trauma team. Active member of the hospital CAUTI committee.	Assisted with the successful Magnet journey at UPMC Hamot which created positive organizational changes. Helps organize trauma simulations, which improve trauma care provided to patients.
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATORS	LO₄—Demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate using audience-specific oral, written, and information technology for professional delivery of specialist nursing care.	NURS-6211 NURS-6600	Presented sepsis Project at multiple local and national conferences, including SCCM. Presented Death and Dying Project to Nurse Directors throughout the organization. Presented Outpatient Throughput presentation Unit Directors in the organization.	Leads Practice Environment Council and Daisy Award meetings. Communicated my vision and collaborated with individuals on my unit to develop strategies to improve culture. Additionally, I facilitated a shared governance approach.	Preceptor for multiple staff nurses throughout my schooling. Provided education to new nurses about CORE. Disseminated information about several projects to hospitals in the system and throughout the nation.
EDUCATORS/ CONSULTANTS	LO₅—Evaluate health needs of diverse populations for necessary teaching/coaching functions based on specialist nursing knowledge to restore/promote health and prevent illness/injury.NURS 6600 Week 2 Professional Portfolio	NURS -6050 NURS-6221 NURS-6600	Volunteered at multiple health fairs to provide health screenings and education to the public.	Educated nurses throughout the hospital about CAUTI prevention at new employee orientation classes, and annual mandatory education seminars. Provided education to nurses about many topics.	Mentored many nurses and patient care technicians in the organization to improve their practice and implement change.
LIFELONG LEARNERS	LO₆—Exhibit ongoing commitment to professional development and value of nursing theories/ethical principles (altruism, autonomy, human dignity, integrity, social justice) in accordance with ethically responsible, legally accountable specialist nursing practice.	NURS-6221 NURS-6231 NURS-6241 NURS-6600	Served as a preceptor for multiple new ED nurses. Participated in career fairs to help recruit new nurses for the organization. Provided education to new nurses regarding Death and Dying	Have attained hundereds of CEU hours. Obtained Certified Emergency Nurse certification.	Mentored many nurses and patient care technicians in the organization to improve their practice and implement change.
HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS	LO₇—Implement specialist nursing roles to promote quality improvement of patient-centered care in accordance with professional practice standards that transform health outcomes for diverse populations.	NURS-6050 NURS-6051 NURS-6201 NURS-6600	Researched practices of different cultures. Helped increase local awareness of drug and alcohol prevention programs for college students.	Provided education to nurses regarding cultural differences. Developed a Project focused on sepsis care in the ED which improved patient care and outcomes.	Helped with an initiative that significantly reduced hospital CAUTI rates.

MSN Graduate Characteristics

Individual Student Learning Outcomes (ISLOs) NURS 6600 Week 2 Professional Portfolio

Course #; Learner Assessments (Evidence according to alignment of learner outcomes from Syllabus chart)

Student Outcome:

Service (Community/ Professional)

Student Outcome:

Scholar-Practitioner

(Scholarship/ Practice)

Student Outcome:

Social Change

LEADERS/CHANGE AGENTS

LO₁—Synthesize organizational/ systems leadership for cost-effective specialist nursing practice that contributes to high-quality healthcare delivery, advancement of the nursing profession, and social change.

NURS-6050

NURS-6051

NURS-6052

NURS-6053

NURS-6201

NURS-6211

NURS-6231

NURS-6241

NURS-6600

Interviewed director of the Women’s Care Center to identify opportunitites for improvement in local STD prevention efforts.

Volunteered to work at the 2014 UPMC Corporate Nurse’s Week celebration

Organized, developed, and implemented a Project in the ED at UPMC Hamot to improve sepsis care provided to patients.

Developed a Practicum Project that helped improved confort of new nurses with Death and Dying.

Implemented a Project to improve the throughput of outpatient procedure patients to help decompress the hospital during times of high census.

Successfully completed the Nurse Leader Residency program.

My ED sepsis Project saved lives and changed the entire culture of the ED. The Project data was disseminated at several conferences to be replicated by other facilities.

SCHOLAR-/EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTITIONERS

LO₂—Critique evidence-based literature drawing from diverse theoretical perspectives and pertinent research to guide decision making that demonstrates best practices for specialist nursing practice in a global society. NURS 6600 Week 2 Professional Portfolio

NURS-6052

NURS-6053

NURS-6201

NURS-6231

NURS-6241

NURS-6600

Performed thorough literature reviews about best-practices on a number of topics in several of my MSN classes. Topics included sepsis, blood culture collection methods, mentoring, and nurse retention.

Used research gathered for MSN to develop and implement a substantial Project to imrpove sepsis care in the ED.

Developed a Practicum Project that helped improved comfort of new nurses with Death and Dying.

Developed a Project that improved the throughput of outpatient procedure patients – referred to as OPT.

Disseminated this research in a number of conferences and venues to help others replicate the study.

Shared results of my Practicum Project with leaders in the organization.

OPT changed the outpatient procedure process to become more patient-centric, improving patient satisfaction.

PROFESSIONALS/ COLLABORATORS

LO₃—Integratively assess, diagnose, plan, implement, and evaluate cost-effective healthcare strategies that reduce health disparities by patient/population advocacy for access to specialist nursing care.

NURS-6052

NURS-6053

NURS-6211

NURS-6600

Helped organize a clothing drive for homeless people.

Volunteered at a health fair to educate the public and provide health screenings.

Co-chair of Practice Environment Council.

Leader of Hospital Daisy committee.

Active member of hospital Magnet committee.

Active member of housewide and systemwide sepsis committee.

Masimo representative for the hospital.

Active member of the ED trauma team.

Active member of the hospital CAUTI committee.

Assisted with the successful Magnet journey at UPMC Hamot which created positive organizational changes.

Helps organize trauma simulations, which improve trauma care provided to patients.

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATORS

LO₄—Demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate using audience-specific oral, written, and information technology for professional delivery of specialist nursing care.

NURS-6211

NURS-6600

Presented sepsis Project at multiple local and national conferences, including SCCM.

Presented Death and Dying Project to Nurse Directors throughout the organization.

Presented Outpatient Throughput presentation Unit Directors in the organization.

Leads Practice Environment Council and Daisy Award meetings.

Communicated my vision and collaborated with individuals on my unit to develop strategies to improve culture. Additionally, I facilitated a shared governance approach.

Preceptor for multiple staff nurses throughout my schooling.

Provided education to new nurses about CORE.

Disseminated information about several projects to hospitals in the system and throughout the nation.

EDUCATORS/

CONSULTANTS

LO₅—Evaluate health needs of diverse populations for necessary teaching/coaching functions based on specialist nursing knowledge to restore/promote health and prevent illness/injury.NURS 6600 Week 2 Professional Portfolio

NURS -6050

NURS-6221

NURS-6600

Volunteered at multiple health fairs to provide health screenings and education to the public.

Educated nurses throughout the hospital about CAUTI prevention at new employee orientation classes, and annual mandatory education seminars.

Provided education to nurses about many topics.

Mentored many nurses and patient care technicians in the organization to improve their practice and implement change.

LIFELONG LEARNERS

LO₆—Exhibit ongoing commitment to professional development and value of nursing theories/ethical principles (altruism, autonomy, human dignity, integrity, social justice) in accordance with ethically responsible, legally accountable specialist nursing practice.

NURS-6221

NURS-6231

NURS-6241

NURS-6600

Served as a preceptor for multiple new ED nurses.

Participated in career fairs to help recruit new nurses for the organization.

Provided education to new nurses regarding Death and Dying

Have attained hundereds of CEU hours.

Obtained Certified Emergency Nurse certification.

Mentored many nurses and patient care technicians in the organization to improve their practice and implement change.

HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS

LO₇—Implement specialist nursing roles to promote quality improvement of patient-centered care in accordance with professional practice standards that transform health outcomes for diverse populations.

NURS-6050

NURS-6051

NURS-6201

NURS-6600

Researched practices of different cultures.

Helped increase local awareness of drug and alcohol prevention programs for college students.

Provided education to nurses regarding cultural differences.

Developed a Project focused on sepsis care in the ED which improved patient care and outcomes.

Helped with an initiative that significantly reduced hospital CAUTI rates.

Sample POEC Chart

FINAL PORTFOLIO

Program Outcomes Evidence Chart MSN Graduate Characteristics

Individual Student Learning Outcomes (ISLOs)

Course #; Learner Assessments (Evidence according to alignment of learner outcomes from syllabus chart)

Student Outcome:

Service (Community/ Professional)

Student Outcome:

Scholar-Practitioner

(Scholarship/ Practice)

Student Outcome:

Social Change

LEADERS/

CHANGE AGENTS

LO1 – Synthesize organizational/ systems leadership for cost-effective specialist nursing practice that contributes to high-quality healthcare delivery, advancement of the nursing profession, and social change.

NURS6110 The Nurse Leader: new perspectives on the profession. Create a professional practice environment for transformational change.

NURS6200 The nurse administrator-leading for excellence. Understand organizational culture and create change. NURS 6600 Week 2 Professional Portfolio

1. Analyzed Servant /Transformational leadership styles. Initiated Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB) which moves the decision making to bedside nurse for quality care improvement.

2. Developed a nursing strategic plan to address HCAHPs scores for patient satisfaction and positive clinical patient outcomes.

1. Enrolled in MSN program to learn more about leadership and management to be a credible and knowledgeable leader on the Senior Leadership Team. I am leading the initial phase of applying for Pathway to Excellence designation.

2. Analyzed results of Employee survey and developed action plans to address concerns. I led department head meetings to introduce accountability measures. NURS 6600 Week 2 Professional Portfolio Completed 105 hours of Lean training, became certified in Lean, and facilitate Lean projects.

1. I chaired the Student Passport (universal training for nursing students) project for Wisconsin Organization of Nurse Executives (WONE). Students can access the program on-line. It has been implemented in 2 regions.

2. Enhanced the patient safety program by proactively identifying risks and taking action. WONE is addressing fatigue management by developing a white paper for sharing with all organization.