Reference no: EM133131379

NURBN3032 Transitioning to Nursing Practice - Federation University

ePortfolio

This task aims to prepare students for applying for paid roles in the nursing profession. To complete this task students are asked to complete a professional ePortfolio that can be later be used in response to real employment opportunities upon graduation.

Students will be required to use MaharaePortfolios to create a professional ePortfolio assist in applying for graduate nursing program applications. Note that all components of this task are required to be completed regardless of whether you are intending to apply for a graduate program or not, as this ePortfolio can be used as a tool for gaining future employment and as a means of documenting ongoing professional growth, knowledge and skills post-graduation.

This assessment is designed to assess students' ability to satisfy the requirements for a graduate position application. It also assesses students' ability to apply the principles of ‘getting job ready' as taught in the NURBN3032 course.

This task should be treated as a real job application. Lecturers will provide feedback on students' ability to present themselves professionally, and they will be assessed on how they demonstrate their professional growth and development through their ePortfolio.

The portfolio should provide evidence of achievement of relevant competencies at the level expected of a third-year student nurse. It should demonstrate growth and development as a student and evidence of how students have monitored their progress in meeting personal and professional learning objectives. Students need to include in their ePortfolio anything that demonstrates their personal and professional growth, knowledge and/or skills as an active learner and reflective practitioner. This might take the form of volunteer work, personal mentoring experiences, or previous work experience (i.e., demonstrate your transitional skills that are relevant to nursing).

Students are required to develop an ePortfolio that includes the following:

1 Individual photograph The photograph provided should not be a ‘selfie' for social media. It should be professional in nature - i.e., please consider grooming and attire and note that wearing your university or a work uniform is not considered acceptable for this task. It must be of an appropriate size to be easily viewed in the ePortfolio.
Note that the photograph does not need to be taken by a professional photographer.

2 Competency
Documentation 1. Include copies of the your Australian Nursing Standards Assessment Tools (ANSAT) and/or Clinical Assessment Tools (CAT) from your second and third year placements (where applicable).
2. Outline any previous nursing-related short courses or training that you may have undertaken (i.e.BloodSafe, Hand Hygiene, etc).
Note that attachments of certificates/competency documentation is also required. These should be added to the ePortfolio.

3 Clinical
Competencies Using your practice experience, demonstrate your achievement of the NMBA Standards (the STAR technique is required here).
There are seven (7) standards, so there should be seven (7) short statements (200 words (+/10% each) demonstrating how you have achieved them.

4 Video
Presentation Using the STAR technique, you are required to produce a video presentation using Kaltura or similar of no more than five minutes duration, which addresses the following:

1. An example from clinical placement which shows how you have developed the communication skills that are required of a professional nurse.

2. An example from clinical placement which shows how you have developed the teamwork skills that are required of a professional nurse.
Note, your video presentation must include a brief personal introduction, an outline of the presentation content, and appropriate closing language for the viewer to cue the end of the presentation.
Students are to dress professionally, as if attending an interview, and should consider the environment in which the video is being recorded. The background should be neutral in colour and tone, and extraneous sounds should be minimised.
Note that wearing your university uniform or a work uniform is not considered acceptable for this task.

5 Reflection The reflection should be based on Gibbs' reflective cycle and present a challenging situation that you have personally encountered during a nursing clinical placement (approx. 700 words). This challenging situation, might for example be a medication error or workplace conflict.

Attachment:- ePortfolio.rar