NFDN 2005

Assignment 2

Report on Progress of Professional Portfolio

COMPETENCY
NUMBER , LETTER ,
AND SUBCATEGORY .

DESCRIBE ONE

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

L-1-5 Demonstrate knowledge and ability to identify, manage and report

signs and/or symptoms of abuse of pediatric client according to agency
policy

One significant learning experience in this course related to this

competency was learning the signs and symptoms of abuse, particularly
the ones that are not obvious. For example I did not know that bruising
on the ears are a sign of abuse since it would be difficult for the child to
bruise there on their own.

I learned that the greatest risk of abuse is the presence of a nonbiological parent and that abuse in the first 3 years of life can
DESCRIBE WHAT YOU permanently change brain function. As well I learned the signs and
LEARNED AND HOW
symptoms of abuse including physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual
IT RELATES TO THE
abuse, and neglect. All suspected abuse must be reported and treated
COMPETENCY .
EXPLAIN WHY IT WAS according to individual agency policies. This is all meaningful because I
will need to use it in practicing as a nurse to help children in need and be
MEANINGFUL .
able to recognize these signs, and use this information in my general life
to help those who can not help themselves.
USE THE
PROFICIENCY
CATEGORIES TO

RATE YOUR
PROFICIENCY IN THE
CHOSEN CLPNA
COMPETENCY .
EXPLAIN WHAT YOU
DID TO ACHIEVE THE
COMPETENCY .

DESCRIBE HOW YOU

WILL APPLY THIS
LEARNING IN YOUR
CURRENT AND FUTURE
NURSING PRACTICE.

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Fair: understands the competency in theory; unable to apply it to

scenarios or nursing practice.
To achieve this competency I attended theory classes regularly and
studied on my own time from the textbook. I received this competency
since there is no lab component to this class and have yet to use this
competency in practice.

I will apply this learning in clinicals to assess the children in my care for
any signs of abuse after reviewing agency policies on the issue. As for
future nursing practice I am sure that I will use the information learned
in this class on the topic of child abuse to help prevent further abuse and
possibly help beyond the surface medical issues. As a nurse, any
suspected abuse is a mandatory report issue and learning the signs and

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Assignment 2

symptoms of all the different types of abuse has prepared me to

recognize them and hopefully not miss any while out in practice.

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