Develop Your Professional Portfolio for MSN Degree Program

Student Guide to Creating the Final Professional Portfolio

Assignment: Professional Portfolio Photo Credit: Getty Images In your Program of Study, you have been collecting artifacts to assemble your Professional Portfolio. In this course, you draw from your previous coursework in this Master of Science in Nursing program to develop your professional portfolio. While the assembly and development of your portfolio will be self-paced, it is recommended you work on your portfolio weekly so you may successfully complete this requirement. Should you have any questions related to your Professional Portfolio, please reach out to your Instructor. To prepare: Before you begin assembling and developing your portfolio, view the following documents, located in this week’s Learning Resources: Student Guide to Creating the Final Professional Portfolio – This document outlines all the assignments from previous courses that must be included in your portfolio. It also outlines the elements that need to be included in your portfolio and provides instructions for clear and professional formatting. Professional Portfolio Template – This document provides the structure for assembling your portfolio. It includes the End-of-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 College of Nursing goals related to service, scholarship, and social change. Learning Resources Required Readings (click to expand/reduce) Boswell, C., & Cannon, S. (2016). Ethics in teaching. In S. Cannon & C. Boswell (Eds.), Evidence-based teaching in nursing: A foundation for educators (2nd ed., pp. 87–109). Jones & Bartlett Learning. Abou Hashish, E. A., & Ali Awad, N. H. (2019). Relationship between ethical ideology and moral judgment: Academic nurse educators’ perception. Nursing Ethics, 26(3), 845–858. Cho, O.-H., & Hwang, K.-H. (2019). Academic ethical awareness among undergraduate nursing students. Nursing Ethics, 26(3), 833–844. Lynch, J., Everett, B., Ramjan, L. M., Callins, R., Glew, P., & Salamonson, Y. (2017). Plagiarism in nursing education: An integrative review. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26(19–20), 2845–2864. Masoumpoor, A., Borhani, F., Abbaszadeh, A., & Rassouli, M. (2017). Nursing instructors’ perception of students’ uncivil behaviors: A qualitative study. Nursing Ethics, 24(4), 483–492. Sorbello, B. (2008). The nurse administrator as caring person: A synoptic analysis applying caring philosophy, Ray’s ethical theory of existential authenticity, the ethic of justice, and the ethic of care. International Journal for Human Caring, 12(1), 44–49. Tee, S., & Curtis, K. (2018). Academic misconduct: Helping students retain their moral compass. Nurse Education Today, 61, 153–154. Practicum Project and Professional Portfolio Resources American Public Health Association. (2020). Accessible poster sessions. https://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual/presenter-information/poster-session-guidelines/accessible-poster-presentations Broden, E. G. (2015). How to create an effective poster for a professional meeting: A literature review. Pediatric Intensive Care Nursing, 16(1/2), 10–13. Sawaya, M. A. (2017). Poster presentations: A great way to share your evidence-based knowledge. International Journal of Childbirth Education, 32(2), 44–46. Walden Writing Center. (n.d.). Types of presentations. Walden University. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/publication/conference Note: As you review this source, consider the different types of presentations for a variety of settings, specifically focusing on the poster sessions. Think about how this type of poster session might inform the development of your poster for your Practicum Project. Walden University Writing Center (n.d.-c). Walden templates: Overview. Walden University. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/templates Note: The College of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, and references. The sample paper provided at the Walden Writing Center provides an example of those required elements. All papers submitted must use this formatting. Document: Overview of Practicum Project Report with Poster (PDF) Document: Poster Template (PowerPoint slide) Document: Student Guide to Creating the Final Professional Portfolio (Word document) Document: Professional Portfolio Template (Word document)