Report on Progress of Professional Portfolio

Category: R-1 Community health nursing

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COMPETENCY
NUMBER, LETTER
AND SUBCATEGORY

Subcategory:
R-1-4 Demonstrate knowledge of social determinants of health and
how they impact individuals, groups and communities.

One learning experience related to CLPNA happened when I was

studying the community health-nursing textbook. I learned that one of
the limitations of population health promotion model in Canada is that
DESCRIBE ONE
SIGNIFICANT
LEARNING
EXPERIENCE IN THIS
COURSE RELATED
TO THE CLPNA
COMPETENCY.
PROVIDE AN
EXAMPLE

we give equal focus on the behavioral and socio-environment

determinants when in fact there has been evidence showing that social
and economic determinants are the most influential determinants of
health in Canada. An example is with individual/ family social support
networks, a CHN assists a group of seniors in a senior housing
complex to plan and advertise a social event in their building. This
helps in developing healthy personal skills.

DESCRIBE WHAT

YOU LEARNED AND

HOW IT RELATES TO
THE COMPETENCY.
EXPLAIN WHY IT
WAS MEANINGFUL.

What I learned was is that the Toronto came out with ten key social
determinates for healthy Canada. The ten determinants include early
child development, education, employment and working conditions,
food security, health care services, housing shortages, income and
equitable distribution, social exclusion, social safety nets, and
unemployment. This relates to the competency because peoples health

is highly influenced by their economic and social circumstances. This

learning experience is meaningful because it proves that the higher
income and social status are linked to better health. The greater the gap
between the richest and poorest people, the greater the differences in
health.
Fair: understands competency in theory, unable to apply in
USE THE
PROFICIENCY
CATEGORIES TO
RATE YOUR
PROFICIENCY IN THE
CHOSEN CLPNA
COMPETENCY.
EXPLAIN WHAT WAS
DONE TO ACHIEVE
THE COMPETENCY.

scenario or nursing practice.

To achieve this competency I read my textbook and compared different
scenarios, and theories to improve my understanding of how social
determinants of health influence individual, groups, and communities,
however could not put into practice yet until I attend my clinical
practice.

DESCRIBE HOW YOU

WILL APPLY THIS
LEARNING IN YOUR
CURRENT AND
FUTURE NURSING
PRACTICE

In my current clinical and future practice I will apply this learning into
my nursing practice being able to assess which social determinants are
effecting the clients life and coming up with appropriate interventions.

Student Name: Princess Ndlovu

Course: NFDN 2006
Date: June 10, 2016
Instructor/Tutor: Angela Goudman