Running head: REPORT ON PROGRESS OF PROFESSIONAL PROTFOLIO

Report on Progress of Professional Portfolio

Yohannes Weldegiorgis
NorQuest College
NFDN 2005- Section 1
Assignment #2- E-Portfolio
Shelly Dugas
February 06, 2016

REPORT ON PROGRESS OF PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO

Report on Progress of Professional Portfolio

IDENTIFY COMPETENCY
NUMBER, LETTER AND
SUBCATEGORY
DESCRIBE ONE
SIGNIFICANT LEARNING
EXPERIENCE IN THIS
COURSE RELATED TO THE
CLPNA COMPETENCY.
PROVIDE AN EXAMPLE.

DESCRIBE WHAT YOU

LEARNED AND HOW IT
RELATES TO THE
COMPETENCY.
EXPLAIN WHY IT WAS
MEANINGFUL.

K-8-4 Demonstrate knowledge and ability to recognize and assess

post-partum complications.

One significant learning experience in this course related to CLPNA

competency is that it demonstrates knowledge and ability to recognize
and asses post partum complication. For example, as a nurse it is
important to know the sign of post- partum complications such as:
abnormal vital signs, boggy fundus, deep vein thrombosis, difficulty
voiding, edema, hemorrhage, large clots or tissue, and seizure. This
enables her/ him to provide better and proper nursing care and
intervention to enhance the mother and childs health.
I learned that being able to demonstrate, ability to identify, and asses
post partum complications. It is significant to provide appropriate
intervention to prevent physiological and psychological complication
to the mother and the newborn. Properly assessing the fundus for its
size and consistency, fundus should be firm to palpating. And the
lochia for its consistency, pattern, color and odor. If there are abnormal
findings during assessments such as the lochia proceeds rubra, serosa,
and alba this should never go backwards. Teaching the client to good
perineal care, change perineal pads frequently, encourage ambulation,
avoid excessive movements and caring heavier weighs can increase the
risk of complication during post- partum.
.

USES THE PROFICIENCY

CATEGORIES TO RATE
THEIR PROFICIENCY
IN THE CHOSEN CLPNA
COMPETENCY.
EXPLAIN WHAT WAS DONE
TO ACHIEVE THE
COMPETENCY.

I rated myself as fair in the proficiency category because I do not have

the experience related to the competency level. But I understood that it
is important to have the knowledge and the skills to distinguish
complications that may affect childbirth to prevent child and mother
mortality. To obtain excellent as my proficiency model in my future
experience, I will use my resources such as class noted, and Maternal
and New-Born Nursing text book to achieve excellent and better
assessment skills. In addition, I will be competent enough to integrate
the theory knowledge that acquired in the class with clinical
placement.

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DESCRIBE HOW YOU WILL

APPLY THIS LEARNING IN
YOUR CURRENT AND
FUTURE NURSING
PRACTICE

I will apply this learning in my future career as a practical nurse and

start practicing in the field. I will assess, care and teach my client by
applying what I learned through this course. As a nurse I will be
responsible to provide care to my patients and I will also apply the
knowledge to educate the pregnant mother to avoid risks of
complications during post - partum. By recognizing early, the signs of
complication can help a nurse to give appropriate intervention to
prevent the chance of further complications.

Student Name: __________________________________________________________________

Course: ________________________________________________________________________
Date: __________________________ Instructor/Tutor: _________________________________