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The document is a student's assignment for their professional portfolio in a pediatric nursing course. It discusses identifying, managing, and reporting signs of abuse in pediatric patients. The student learned about different types of abuse and how to properly approach pediatric patients when abuse is suspected. The student rated their proficiency as fair since they lack clinical experience, but believe they can improve with more knowledge and experience. They feel being able to identify abuse is important for advocating for pediatric patients.

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NFDN 2005 Professional Portfolio

The document is a student's assignment for their professional portfolio in a pediatric nursing course. It discusses identifying, managing, and reporting signs of abuse in pediatric patients. The student learned about different types of abuse and how to properly approach pediatric patients when abuse is suspected. The student rated their proficiency as fair since they lack clinical experience, but believe they can improve with more knowledge and experience. They feel being able to identify abuse is important for advocating for pediatric patients.

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NorQuest College-PN Program

Assignment: Professional Portfolio

Student Name: Tiffany Martells

Course: NFDN 2005 A01

M: Pediatrics

Competency: M-1: Pediatrics Nursing and Interventions


Category
Letter, “M-1-3 Demonstrate knowledge and ability to identify, manage, and report signs
Number and or symptoms of abuse of pediatric patient according to legislation and employer
Subcategory
requirements.” (CLPNA, 2020, p. 96)

Significant One significant learning experience I had in my NFDN 2005 course, that relates
Learning to the competency that I have chosen is the ability to identify, manage and report
Experience: signs or symptoms of abuse in pediatric patients. For example, in theory class we
Describe one
significant
discussed different kinds of abuse such as emotional, physical, etc. Discussing
learning abuse is very informative and helpful to identify signs and symptoms of abuse
experience in this allows you to understand how to help the patient and be able to manage and
this course report this to legislation and employer.
related to
the CLPNA
Competency
identified.
Provide an
example
What you I learned that it is important to build a strong nurse-client relationship to allow
Learned: trust and comfortability so that you’ll always be able to give a complete a health
Describe evaluation for the child. I have learned that through a complete health assessment
what you
learned and
it is crucial to advocate for the child. I also learned in theory class how to
how it approach pediatric patients properly when abuse is suspected, I am now able to
relates to the identify abuse from the discussions we had in class and perform my job safely
competency according to legislation and employer requirements.
identified.
Proficiency For my proficiency rating, I would rate myself as fair, I choose fair because I
Rating: Use have not had the chance to work with pediatric patients in the nursing setting or
the in labs. I have participated in-class lectures and discussions to understand the
“Proficiency
Rating
importance of knowing about the abuse, different kinds of abuse, and how to help
Categories” the patient that is being abused. If I apply myself with the knowledge that I have
(excellent, and gain more experience I can increase to a good rating.
good, fair,
poor) to rate
your
proficiency in
the identified

January 2020-final
NorQuest College-PN Program

CLPNA
competency.
Explain what
was done to
achieve the
competency
and to
support your
rating.
Learning how to properly identify, manage and report signs and symptoms of
Significance abuse for pediatric patients in NFDN 2005 is crucial because it can help the
of Learning: health and safety of your patient. Collecting health data is very meaningful
Explain how because it allows you to understand everything about the patient. After all, as a
the identified nurse, you’ll need to know everything about the patient to provide the best
competency quality care. Pediatric patients are vulnerable and sometimes it is hard to identify
enhanced whether they are being abused or not, so it’s important to make the patient
your learning comfortable and feel like they can trust you and create a safe environment for
(was
meaningful)
them. As a future nurse, I want to support pediatric patients and know that I’ll
in this course always advocate and provide quality care for them.

Nursing I will apply this to my current and future practice by making sure that I use best
Practice: practices to ensure that I identify, manage, and report signs and symptoms of
Describe abuse when working with pediatric patients. My strengths would be ensuring that
how you will
be able to
I create a trusting, comfortable, safe environment and advocating for my patient’s
apply this needs, I also see myself having the strengths in the ability to differentiate
learning in between an injury being intentional or unintentional because of the discussions
your current and content provide in theory classes. Future learning for me would be to gain
and future more experience and continue my theory and hands-on learning to increase my
nursing pediatric knowledge.
practice
(What are
your
strengths
and what are
your future
learning
needs).
College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta. (2020). Nursing process (5th

APA: ed.). Retrieved from Competency Profile for LPNs.: https://www.clpna.com/wp-


Reference
content/uploads/2020/01/doc_Competency_Profile_for_LPNs_5th_Ed_2020.pdf

January 2020-final

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