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.

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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.