Running head: REPORT ON PROGRESS OF PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO

Report on Progress of Professional Portfolio

Shobha Pandey
Norquest College
NFDN 2003 A02
Pamela Maxey- Schafer
Report on Progress of Professional Portfolio
14 October 2015

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Identify a competency
number, letter and
subcategory.

Category

Subcategory

F-6-6 Chest tube

Respiratory care

This category expect us to demonstrate knowledge and ability to

recognize complications and appropriate interventions for client
with chest drainage system.

Describe one significant

From nursing foundations course 2003, one of my significant

learning experience in this

learning experiences in this course is care of the client with chest

course related to the chosen

tube including changing the chest tube dressing and able to

CLPNA competency.

identify the complications and appropriate interventions for client

Provide an example.

with chest tube drainage. For example in our lab practice class I
learned that when I have client with chest tubes, I do not expect to
see continuous bubbling, absence of fluid in water seal chambers,
apparatus lifted to clients chest, signs of infection and
pulmonary edema, tube occlusion and subcutaneous emphysema.
I learned that whenever I see above complications, I should take

Describe what you learned

and how it relates to the
competency. Explain why it
was meaningful.

appropriate interventions. For example if there is continuous

bubbling in water seal drainage, I have to check any leakage
between client and chest tube insertion site (Potter & Perry,
2010). It relates to the competency because it is clearly stated in
the competency that as a LPN, I am expected to have knowledge
and ability to identify complications and interventions related to
chest tube drainage. It was meaningful because once I am LPN; I
can take proper care of client with chest tube drainage.

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Rate your proficiency in the

In the proficiency rating, I would like to rate myself as Good. I

chosen CLPNA competency. studied the fundamental of nursing book for chest tube drainage,
Explain what was done to

watched videos and instructor Moira and Violet discussed and

achieve that rating.

demonstrated the complications which can be developed with

chest tube drainage system.
In the present and future nursing practice, I would apply my

Describe how will you

apply this learning in your
current and future nursing
practice.

knowledge and ability to take care of the client with chest tube
drainage. When I go to clinical, I will carefully assess client with
chest tube drainage and will take appropriate interventions in case
of complications. I will category expected finding and unexpected
finding and will use appropriate nursing interventions. Similarly
when I will be LPN working for those clients, I will apply
knowledge.

Student Name: Shobha Pandey

Course

:NFDN 2003

Date

: 14 october 2015

Instructor/Tutor: Pamela Maxey- Schafer

REPORT ON PROGRSS OF PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO

Potter, P. A., Perry, A. G., Stockert, P. A., Hall, A. M., Ross-kerr, J. C., Wood, M. J., Duggleby,
W. (Eds.). (2014). Canadian fundamental of nursing (5th ed.). Toronto, ON:
Mosby/Elsevier Canada.