Nurse Education in Practice
Volume 9, Issue 6 , Pages 398-402, November 2009

Clinical Progression Portfolio: A resource for enhancing learning partnerships

  • Marie Cooke

      Affiliations

    • Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation, Griffith University, Nathan Campus, Brisbane, Queensland 4111, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +617 37357985; fax: +617 37355431.
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  • Rachel Walker

      Affiliations

    • Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation, Griffith University, Nathan Campus, Brisbane, Queensland 4111, Australia
    • ,
  • Debra Creedy

      Affiliations

    • Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
    • ,
  • Amanda Henderson

      Affiliations

    • Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation/Princess Alexandra Hospital, Griffith University, Nathan Campus, Queensland, Australia

Accepted 25 January 2009. published online 05 March 2009.

Summary 

Interactions between students and registered nurses are crucial opportunities for clinical learning. Success of this learning partnership is predicated on excellent communication, negotiation, and shared goal setting but these elements are often difficult to achieve. This paper describes the development and preliminary evaluation of the student Clinical Progression Portfolio (CPP). This pocket-size learning resource is carried by students and used as a point of reference to (1) enhance communication between students and registered nurses; (2) provide a quick reference for the development and refinement of learning objectives; and (3) offer a brief record of progress (via a succinct dot point process). An expert reference group evaluation revealed that the CPP provided a framework for students to initiate and support their clinical learning in partnership with clinicians.

Keywords: Clinical nurse education, Student nurse, Learning partnerships, Registered nurse, Learning portfolio

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PII: S1471-5953(09)00021-3

doi:10.1016/j.nepr.2009.01.020

Nurse Education in Practice
Volume 9, Issue 6 , Pages 398-402, November 2009

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