Description
Book Synopsis"I am delighted to endorse this practical and accessible guide to writing and developing a portfolio for nurses. Unlike many 'how-to-do' approaches to portfolio compilation, this book acknowledges the complexity involved in learning from practice, and recording that learning in a meaningful way. The book respectfully guides the reader through essential elements to be considered if a portfolio is to be more than a depository of paper, yet avoids prescription in acknowledging the individual nature of the portfolio and its necessity to reflect the nurse's own journey through their career."Professor Melanie Jasper, Head of College of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea University, UK
"The compilation of a nursing portfolio is a task, which is often neglected in the busy student nurse's life between long shifts and assignments. Timmins & Duffy encourage one to take on the challenge and guide one through the process systematically ... Examples of structured reflections and
Table of Contents
Developing your portfolio
Why reflection?
What should my portfolio look like?
How do I organise the portfolio?
What goes in and what goes out?
A closer look at the portfolio
My nursing practice
