1. Include the following in the Introduction heading of your e-portfolio:
a. Create a professional mission statement (suggested length of 1 paragraph) that includes the following:
• a representation of your career goals, your aspirations, and how you want to move forward with your career
• an overview of where you would like to focus your time and energies within the profession
b. Reflect on how your professional mission statement will help guide you throughout your nursing career including examples.
2. Include a professional summary in the Introduction heading (suggested length of 3–4 pages) that includes the following:
a. Explain how the specific artifacts (examples of written work completed during the program) or completed work or both in your portfolio represent you as a learner and a healthcare professional including examples.
b. Discuss how the specific artifacts (examples of written work completed during the program) in your portfolio represent your professional strengths using examples.
c. Discuss challenges you encountered during the progression of your program including examples.
i. Explain how you overcame the challenges from part A2c.
d. Discuss how you have grown professionally since the beginning of your program including examples.
B. Reflect on the professional definition provided in the “Portfolio Artifact Table” in the Weblink section for each programmatic competency by completing the requested written summary located in each section of the “Portfolio Artifact Table.” Include each of the following in your e-portfolio:
1. Discuss how the program assisted you in meeting the professional definition.
2. Explain how each of the artifacts in your portfolio supports the professional definition from part B1.
a. Attach each artifact listed in the “Portfolio Artifact Table” under the corresponding competency.
C. Include the following deliverables in the Appendix heading of your e-portfolio:
• a list of four professional references with the title and phone and/or email address
E. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.
