This document summarizes a nursing student's progress on their professional portfolio related to identifying signs of child abuse. The student describes learning about assessing children for physical, sexual, and mental abuse, including identifying unusual bruising or behaviors that could indicate abuse. The student rates their current proficiency as "fair" based on attending classes and reading course materials. They explain how this learning will help provide safe care when assessing pediatric patients and educate families on signs of abuse.
This document summarizes a nursing student's progress on their professional portfolio related to identifying signs of child abuse. The student describes learning about assessing children for physical, sexual, and mental abuse, including identifying unusual bruising or behaviors that could indicate abuse. The student rates their current proficiency as "fair" based on attending classes and reading course materials. They explain how this learning will help provide safe care when assessing pediatric patients and educate families on signs of abuse.
This document summarizes a nursing student's progress on their professional portfolio related to identifying signs of child abuse. The student describes learning about assessing children for physical, sexual, and mental abuse, including identifying unusual bruising or behaviors that could indicate abuse. The student rates their current proficiency as "fair" based on attending classes and reading course materials. They explain how this learning will help provide safe care when assessing pediatric patients and educate families on signs of abuse.
This document summarizes a nursing student's progress on their professional portfolio related to identifying signs of child abuse. The student describes learning about assessing children for physical, sexual, and mental abuse, including identifying unusual bruising or behaviors that could indicate abuse. The student rates their current proficiency as "fair" based on attending classes and reading course materials. They explain how this learning will help provide safe care when assessing pediatric patients and educate families on signs of abuse.
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Running head: REPORT ON PROGRESS OF PREFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO
Report on Progress of Professional Portfolio
IDENTIFY COMPETENCY NUMBER, LETTER AND SUBCATEGORY
L-1-5 Demonstrate knowledge and ability to identify
suspicion and or signs of physical, sexual, and mental abuse of child, and report and document as per Agency policy.
DESCRIBE ONE SIGNIFICANT LEARNING EXPERIENCE IN THIS COURSE RELATED TO THE CLPNA COMPETENCY. PROVIDE AN EXAMPLE.
One significate learning experience related to the
CPLNA competency is the ability and demonstrate knowledge to identify suspicion and or sign of physical, sexual, mental abuse of child and it is mandatory for me to report and document. As a nurse it is important to know all the signs of physical, mental and sexual abuse. It is the nurse duty to assist the victim and help with any traumatic experience as well as documenting and reporting findings as per Agency policy to better resolve the issue. A nurse should know what signs to look for in a child in case of abuse and act in a professional manner in order to provide safe adequate care to the child. For example, a nurse can identify if the child has been a victim of sexual abuse by observing the client play with their dolls. If the client is performing inappropriate movements with their dolls or saying questionable things while playing, this can alert the nurse that there must be more investigating done. The nurse can start by asking the client questions about her environment. It will be the nurse responsibility to report, document and identify if the client has been sexually abuse.
DESCRIBE WHAT YOU
LEARNED AND HOW IT RELATES TO THE COMPETENCY. EXPLAIN WHY IT WAS MEANINGFUL
Throughout this term I have learned what assessment
to perform relating to child abuse. With these assessments, I am able to identify, report and document any findings, in order to achieve holistic health for the client. Some of these assessments include; Physical Abuse through full physical assessment the nurse can identify and document unusual bruising, burn marks, bite marks, fractures, evidence of previous healed injuries. Emotional Abuse through developmental assessment shy or introverted child, aggressive or angry child, does not respond to affection, inappropriate parent/child interaction.
REPORT ON PROGRESS OF PREFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO
Sexual Abuse through physical assessment vaginal
tears, unexpected STIs, vaginal discharge, anal itching or injuries, and through developmental assessment inappropriate sexual behavior/knowledge. USES THE PROFICIENCY CATEGORIES TO RATE THEIR PROFICIENCY IN THE CHOSEN CLPNA COMPETENCY. EXPLAIN WHAT WAS DONE TO ACHIEVE THE COMPETENCY
Proficiency category: Fair
I rated myself fair in the proficiency category because I attended classes, made individual notes, as well as completing the SLOs, read the nursing textbook and read the PowerPoint for the lecture before and after class. I rate myself fair due to the knowledge I have gained in NFDN 2005.
DESCRIBE HOW YOU WILL
APPLY THIS LEARNING IN YOUR CURRENT AND FUTURE NURSING PRACTICE
With this learning experience in the future, I will be
able to provide safe care. I will apply this learning in my current and future nursing practice when I assess my pediatric client and provide teaching and safe environment. In my personal life I will take advantage of this knowledge by applying it towards the children I look after and babysit. As well use this practice towards assessing and teaching my family and anyone I interact on the signs of physical, mental and sexual abuse.