Nursing Portfolio In Nursing

Portfolio
As a child, my life-long dream was to become a nurse. Although, distractions may have caused a delay along the way, eventually redirection corrected the pathway for the achievement of this dream, which was an Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) degree, nearly twelve years ago. At that time, this was an acceptable goal, however with the ever changing healthcare field, I was wrong. Education, not only in life, but in the nursing field is ongoing and necessary to keep up with these changes. When locating articles for research papers during attendance at Jacksonville University (JU), I stumbled upon this quote: Let us never consider ourselves finished nurses....we must be learning all of our lives -- Florence Nightingale. So, while attending JU I adopted this as my motto, I have learned so much during my time at JU. By creating this portfolio and completing the course objectives of JU, I realized I am not just completing my Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree (BSN), but starting an endless journey in the nursing profession which will ultimately allow me to continue to provide efficient, safe, quality care to patients, while becoming a leader and mentor to other nurses utilizing evidence based research and technology.
Synthesize knowledge from the liberal arts and sciences and nursing science to understand global perspectives, stimulate critical thinking, and use current technologies
In preparing research associated to global health concerns (appendix A), I was reminded of issues that may be oceans away, but still needed to be addressed because in the long run there will be some type of effect on our country. Disease, nutritional deficits, along with environment issues that affect these third world countries and po...

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...ecide what is best for the patient we, as nurses, must ensure that our patients understand the importance of the plan of care that has been determined best for them. So, we become good negotiators. We explain their current what their current needs are, as well as provide in explanation potential diagnostic testing or treatment, answer any questions, while negotiating when, where, and how the patient would like their treatment administered. In the end, effective communication, collaboration, and negotiation with team members and the patient will improve patient outcomes.
Throughout the BSN program, I worked on several group projects, (Appendices D & D1), which require effective communication, collaboration, and negotiation among classmates. Working together on all these projects reinforced the necessity of these three skills to prepare successful presentations.