Report on Progress of Professional Portfolio

G-1-1
IDENTIFY
COMPETENCY
NUMBER, LETTER
AND SUBCATEGORY

Demonstrate knowledge and ability to apply critical thinking and

critical inquiry throughout the nursing process in care of a surgical
client.
Throughout this NFDN class we have been provided with many

DESCRIBE ONE
SIGNIFICANT
LEARNING
EXPERIENCE IN THIS
COURSE RELATED TO
THE CLPNA
COMPETENCY.
PROVIDE AN
EXAMPLE

scenarios where critical thinking must be applied. On one such

occasion our instructor gave us a scenario where during a perioperative
situation I had to prepare for a client with hepatitis C. I was able to
critically think about how I would treat this client in terms of infection
control.
I have learned about how important critical thinking is in every

DESCRIBE WHAT
YOU LEARNED AND
HOW IT RELATES TO
THE COMPETENCY.
EXPLAIN WHY IT
WAS MEANINGFUL.

situation that we deal with as a nurse. This is related to the competency

G-1-1 because during all levels (peri-post) surgery, critical thinking is
paramount; not only for the client but also for the team that is
providing the care to that client.

USE THE
PROFICIENCY
CATEGORIES TO

RATE YOUR
PROFICIENCY IN THE
CHOSEN CLPNA
COMPETENCY.
EXPLAIN WHAT WAS
DONE TO ACHIEVE
THE COMPETENCY.

I feel my proficiency in this category is between fair to good. I

understand the principles of critical thinking and feel that I even have
an instinct that something must be evaluated further. I still need to
gain the confidence to trust that feeling and the experience needed to
pinpoint what the problem is and how to prevent it from coming to
pass.

DESCRIBE HOW YOU

WILL APPLY THIS
LEARNING IN YOUR
CURRENT AND
FUTURE NURSING
PRACTICE

My goal is to become an OR nurse. Therefore I need to focus on

critical thinking in these situations so I can work up to my full potential
and become a valued team member in the OR.

Student Name: Melissa Reyes Jackson

Course: NFDN 2003
Date: October 5, 2016
Instructor/Tutor: Tracy Ross