The University of Alabama

The University of Alabama

THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA

CAPSTONE COLLEGE OF NURSING

DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE PROGRAM

Guidelines for Development ofa Competency-Based

Educational Portfolio

  1. Purpose

Portfolio Assessment

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing established essential competencies for the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). A competency based portfolio documents professional progress and achievements relative to established criteria.

  1. Policy

All students will complete a DNP Essentials Competency Based portfolio in NUR 739 Scholarly Project course. The completed portfolio provides an organized mechanism to document student learning outcomes and achievements. The Portfolio also serves as an evaluative tool related to the alignment of DNP graduate outcomes and established competencies.

  1. Procedure

General Guidelines for Portfolio Developmentshall include the following:

Students will use the Typhon system to create the portfolio. The portfolio must be submitted electronically within the Typhon system to the faculty advisor. No hard copy portfolios will be accepted. While each student’s portfolio is a unique representation of the individual’s professional accomplishments and may vary in appearance and content, there is a measure of standardization. For example all students are required to provide documentation of how they achieved each DNP essentialsbased competency.

The student’s portfolio will be evaluated by the student’s assigned faculty advisor using the attachedCompetency-BasedPortfolio Evaluation Form. Each applicable criterionlisted on the form shall be included in thestudent’s portfolioand evaluated as either a “Pass” or “Fail”.Students must pass all applicable criteria components to successfully meet the DNP Portfolio requirements.

CAPSTONE COLLEGE OF NURSING

Doctor of Nursing Practice Program

Competency-Based Educational Portfolio Evaluation Form

(Competencies Based on Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Practice, AACN, 2006)

Student Name: ______Semester/Year______

Faculty Advisor Name: ______Date______

CRITERIA / PASS / FAIL / COMMENTS
Professional Appearance:
Is the portfolio neat and professional in appearance?
Organization:
Is there a table of contents with tabs organizing content and supplementary materials?
Professional Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Is there a Resume or CV present?
Advanced Practice Competency: Is there documentation of:
  • Competency checklist completed for the appropriate advanced practice area (Nurses without Advance Practice Certification)?______
Or
  • Current advanced practice certificate (Nurses with Advanced Practice Certification)?______

Scholarly Project Evidence:
Is there documentation of:
  • Signature Assurance Sheet______
  • Human Participant Training Certificate______
  • IRB letter of approval from UA______
  • Final scholarly Project______
  • UA IRB closure form______

Scholarly Presentation Evidence:
Is there documentation of:
  • Presentation venue______
  • Presentation (e.g. Poster, PowerPoint)______
  • Evidence of presentation,(e.g. agenda of event, number of participants)
  • Evaluation comments, if applicable______

Program Competency Assessment:
  • Student documentation of competency achievement
  • Completed Competency Assessment Form

Additional checklists:
  • Milestone checklist______
  • Graduation checklist______

Continuing Education that supports the DNP role:
  • Certificates and/or documentation of attendance

All components must achieve a PASS in order to meet the requirements of the DNP Portfolio.

DATE APPROVED: Spring 2009

EFFECTIVE DATE: Spring, 2009

DATE REVIEWED/REVISED: Fall 2017

NEXT MANDATORY REVIEW: Fall 2022

BY: Graduate Education Committee

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