Portfolio
Jennifer Blanchard, RN, MSN, CWON
CTS PN Coordinator
Clinton Technical School 2011
Table of Contents
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Overall Reflection
Core Competencies of Nurse Educators
Artifacts for Scholarly Activity
Professional Development Plan
Leadership and Vision
Communicating
Nursing Reasoning
Interacting
Managing Information
Professional Valuing
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Overall Reflection
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My philosophy of teaching involves the caring phenomenon
(Coyle-Rogers & Cramer, 2005). I believe in fostering an
environment of compassion in nursing education for
successful transference of this fundamental competency into
practice. Trust and respect are multi-focal and require a
commitment from both parties in the learning process. It is
my hope and goal that my own dedication to continual
improvement will be reflected in my pedagogy and overall
student outcomes.
Coyle-Rogers, P. & Cramer, M. (2005). The phenomenon of caring: The perspectives of nurse educators.
Journal for Nurses in Staff Development 21(4), 160-170. Retrieved from Ovid database.
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NLN (2005) CORE COMPETENCIES OF
NURSE EDUCATORS ©
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Competency 1 – Facilitate Learning
Competency 2 – Facilitate Learner Development and Socialization
Competency 3 – Use Assessment and Evaluation Strategies
Competency 4 – Participate in Curriculum Design and Evaluation of
Program Outcomes
Competency 5 - Function as a Change Agent and Leader
Competency 6 - Pursue Continuous Quality Improvement in the
Nurse Educator Role
Competency 7 – Engage in Scholarship
Competency 8 – Function within the Educational Environment
National League of Nursing (NLN). (2005) Core competencies of nurse educators. Retrieved
from http://www.nln.org/facultydevelopment/pdf/corecompetencies.pdf.
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Competency 1 – Facilitate
Learning
This competency is based on effectively
facilitating learning in the classroom, clinical,
and clinical settings via the cognitive,
affective, and psychomotor domains.
 Overall Reflection
 Licensure
 Certification
 Artifacts for Scholarly Activity
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Competency 2 – Facilitate Learner
Development and Socialization
This competency is based on helping
students to develop into the nurse role,
and ensuring congruency of effective
socialization behaviors.
Overall
Reflection
Artifacts for Scholarly Activity
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Competency 3 – Use Assessment and
Evaluation Strategies
This competency is based on using variety in the art of
formal and informal assessment techniques in the
classroom, clinical, and laboratory settings.
Artifacts
for Scholarly Activity
Professional Development Plan
Personal Goals
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Competency 4 – Participate in Curriculum
Design and Evaluation of Program
This competency is based on the nurse educator’s ability to
formulate and participate in contemporary healthcare
based student outcomes in curriculum design.
Artifacts
for Scholarly Activity
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Competency 5 - Function as a
Change Agent and Leader
This competency is based on the nurse
educator’s role in implementing needed and
effective change.
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Artifacts for Scholarly Activity
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Competency 6 - Pursue Continuous
Quality Improvement in the Nurse
Educator Role
This competency is based on the commitment
to continuous self-improvement in nursing
education.
 Overall Reflection
 Artifacts for Scholarly Activity
 Professional Development Plan
 Personal Goals
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Competency 7 – Engage in
Scholarship
This competency is based on the role and
responsibility of partaking in nursing
scholarship.
 Artifacts for Scholarly Activity
 Professional Development Plan
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Competency 8 – Function within
the Educational Environment
This competency is based on the understanding and
advocacy of the history and present trends in nursing
education, including political, institutional, and economic
impacts that affect decision making processes.
 Overall Reflection
Artifacts for Scholarly Activity
 Professional Development Plan
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Leadership and Vision
Personal Goals
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Prepare adult men and women to function safely and effectively as entrylevel nurses within the guidelines established by the Missouri Nurse
Practice Act.
Promote human dignity of the individual regardless of condition, race,
nationality, creed, or handicap in hopes that students will apply this
knowledge to meet the emotional, physical, spiritual, and social needs of
patients.
Integrate the restorative promotion and maintenance of physical and
mental health, and the prevention of illness for individuals and groups
throughout the life cycle in pedagogical strategies and assessment
techniques.
Teach these concepts using a variety of methods suited to adult learning,
relating previous experiences to newly presented material.
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Leadership and Vision Cont’
What I’ve done:
Artifacts for Scholarly Activity
My current reflections:
Overall Reflection
My future plans:
Professional Development Plan
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Communicating
Outcome definition: Reciprocal process utilizing multiple modes
(Effective, Oral, Written, Therapeutic, Media, and Technological) in
adapting language and communication strategies appropriate to
nursing practice roles and settings.
What I’ve done:
Artifacts for Scholarly Activity
My current reflections:
Overall Reflection
My future plans:
Professional Development Plan
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Nursing Reasoning
Outcome Definition: Intellectual skill based on the use of theories and
principles guided by logic and sound judgment to allow for the
provision of nursing care. Use of reasoning to assess, plan,
intervene and evaluate while providing holistic care in diverse
environments utilizing pertinent resources.
What I’ve done:
Artifacts for Scholarly Activity
My current reflections:
Overall Reflection
My future plans:
Professional Development Plan
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Interacting
Outcome Definition: Active engagement in
interaction based on mutual respect with
collaboration toward goal achievement to
nursing roles and settings.
What I’ve done:
Artifacts for Scholarly Activity
My current reflections:
Overall Reflection
My future plans:
Professional Development Plan
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Managing Information
Outcome Definition: (Finding Information-Accessing,
Inputting, Retrieving): Consistently utilizes basic
information management skills to obtain and organize a
broad range of advanced practice data and advanced
practice professional issues.
What I’ve done:
Artifacts for Scholarly Activity
My current reflections:
Overall Reflection
My future plans:
Professional Development Plan
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Professional Valuing
Outcome Definition: The demonstration of ethically
grounded professional nursing behaviors reflective of
the ANA Standards of Advanced Nursing Practice (1996)
and ANA Code for Nurses (2001).
What I’ve done:
Artifacts for Scholarly Activity
My current reflections:
Overall Reflection
My future plans:
Professional Development Plan
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Artifacts for Scholarly Activity
Currently Coordinator for CTS PN Program
 Initiated, proposed, developed, and implemented all new program management including
curriculum framework
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Philosophy and Vision
Curriculum Guide
16 Syllabi
Clinical tools and rubrics
Clinical Affiliation Agreements
Faculty and Student Policy and Procedures
Faculty Bylaws and Governance Organization
Systematic Program Evaluation Tool
2011 Graduate UCM Masters Family Rural Nursing: Nurse Educator Track
 Research project in Graduate Orientation Innovation
Preceptor/Guest Speaker for Wound Ostomy Nursing Specialty
 National American University students 2008
Taught CEU Courses for Multiple Professions/Laypersons
 16 hours CEU Wound Ostomy for RN, LPN, PT, OT, PTA 2008
 Ostomy Education Courses 2007-2011
 Diabetic Education Courses 2007-2011
Co-authored policies and procedures
 GVMH Wound Care Clinic 2007
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Licensure
MSBN
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Certification
Current AHA BLS Instructor and Healthcare Provider
(expiration Feb 2012)
 Current DESE Teaching Certificate
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Professional Development Plan
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Maintain DESE Teaching Certificate
Obtain CNE
Obtain Doctoral Degree within the next 10 years
Maintain certification as a BLS Instructor from AHA
Maintain CWON certification
Attend 1-2 continuing education seminars per year
Obtain membership in Sigma Theta Tau International, NLN,
MLN, ANA, and/or MONA organizations
Maintain membership in MCPNE organizations
Remain active in CTS PN Faculty Governance
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