Report on Progress of Professional Portfolio

Competency profile: R with focus on R-2-1

Demonstrate knowledge and ability to provide evidence informed client

centered care for individuals, groups and communities in community
health settings including:

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COMPETENCY
NUMBER, LETTER AND
SUBCATEGORY

advocate for client

assess and manage risk
assess, identify and evaluate goals/outcomes
maintain and restore health
model client centered care
model cultural competence
prevent disease and injury
promote health/rehabilitation/restoration
provide palliation
support client transitions across continuum of care

One significant learning experience I had was how to advocate for my

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clients, in regard to their choices and overall health. With the use of my

text book and prior clinical placements I have learnt that not all patients
SIGNIFICANT
LEARNING
EXPERIENCE IN THIS are able to advocate for their own health or decisions. Teaching patients
COURSE RELATED TO
to advocate for their own health allows them to be in control of their
THE CLPNA
COMPETENCY.
health and decisions; in turn this can help reduce disease and injury to
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the clients. Patients are more willing to be active participants in their
own health if they feel in control of it.
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LEARNED AND HOW IT I learnt that not all clients are the same, they require different modes of
RELATES TO THE
care, personal choices or cultural ones can shape the care you provide for
COMPETENCY.
EXPLAIN WHY IT WAS them; it is important when you are providing care not to be judgmental
MEANINGFUL.

of their decisions and support them. You need to work along side your

clients and support their decisions big or little; all you can do is provide
them with the information to make informed decisions.

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

Good; I understand the importance of understanding cultural and

personal differences when advocating for your clients. I have taken the
time to research different cultural groups as it relates to health
promotion. Such as Jehovah witness cannot take in blood products, I
need to tailor and advocate for my patients in other ways.

I will use this everyday, as I work with clients with varying conditions I
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WILL APPLY THIS
LEARNING IN YOUR
CURRENT AND
FUTURE NURSING
PRACTICE

will get the hands on knowledge to alter my care plans for patients in
regards to their cultural and personal preferences. This along with my
previous clinical placement in long term care where I advocated for my
patient has given me some insight on how to effectively advocate for
them, as well as teach them how to advocate for themselves.

Student Name: Catherine Fedoruk

Course: NFDN 2006
Date: June 2, 2016
Instructor/Tutor: TBA