Completing your Portfolio
Completing your Portfolio
To complete your portfolio, you MUST use this template.
To successfully populate your portfolio with evidence you will need to engage with the module content on Moodle, attend the lectures and tutorials.
Please ensure you have carefully read the:
Summative Assessment Guide
Marking Rubric
Please ensure you have carefully read the guidance on the use of Turnitin.
Before submission you should submit your work to the Originality Checker (please allow at least 48 hours before submission is due to ensure processing time for the report).
Lastly, before submission of your portfolio, within this template please delete:
This page
The Student Checklist at the end of this document
Portfolio Part 1 [500 words]
With reference to ONE patient symptom from your Chronic Disease scenario you will explore the value of ONE Assessment Tool.
Identify one symptom related to your patients scenario.
DiscussONE Assessment Toolthat would be appropriate to assess this symptom.
Evaluate the advantages of using this Assessment Tool for assessing your chosen symptom.
Briefly outline ONE limitationof using this Assessment Tool for assessing your chosen symptom.
Provide a brief conclusion summarising the key points.
Portfolio Part 2
With reference to the ONE symptom, you selected for part one of the portfolio, discuss the potential impact on the patients physical, psychological, and social well-being of experiencing this symptom. [500 words]
Portfolio Part 3
With reference to your Chronic Condition (Stroke, Diabetes, Heart Failure, Bowel Cancer) discuss the nursing management required to enable the patient to maximise their health and well-being and optimise self-management of their chronic disease. [1000 words]
Portfolio Part 4
Please produce a concise account of how your learning on this module will guide your evidence-informed future practice. You should provide three examples. [500 words]
Reference List
A reference list should be provided using APA 7th edition referencing style at the end of your work that includes all the evidence cited in Parts 1, 2, 3 & 4 of your portfolio.
Student Checklist please delete before submission of your portfolio.
Prior to submission you should ensure that you have completed all the tasks listed below and carefully read the Summative Assessment Guide.
You are required to:
Part 1:
Identify an assessment tool relevant to you patients condition?
Discuss using relevant evidence the advantages of this tool in helping to assess the symptom?
Explore the evidence and discuss a limitation of this assessment tool?
Provide a conclusion summarising key points.
Part 2:
With reference to the symptom, you selected for part one of the portfolio, discuss the potential impact on the patients physical, psychological and social well-being of experiencing this symptom.
Support this discussion with relevant evidence (references/sources).
Part 3
Discuss the holistic nursing management required to enable the patient to maximise their health and well-being whilst living with their chronic condition.
Include the role of carers, voluntary/3rd sector, and other relevant multi-disciplinary team members.
Discuss how self-management can be encouraged.
Support this discussion with relevant evidence (references/sources).
Part 4:
Reflect on your learning within the module.
Use three bullet points to identify key aspects of your learning.
Clearly explain the impact these will have on your practice.
Use evidence where appropriate to support your statements.
