Professional Development Portfolio Scoring Guide CRITERIA NON-PERFORMANCE BASIC PROFICIENT DISTINGUISHED Conduct comprehensive and focused assessments of health and illness parameters in individuals, groups, and vulnerable populations. Does not conduct comprehensive and focused assessments of health and illness parameters in individuals, groups, and vulnerable populations. Conducts limited assessments of health and illness parameters in individuals, groups, and vulnerable populations but does not demonstrate an understanding of the factors that make up a comprehensive and focused assessment. Conducts comprehensive and focused assessments of health and illness parameters in individuals, groups, and vulnerable populations. Conducts comprehensive and focused assessments of health and illness parameters in individuals, groups, and vulnerable populations and integrates an in-depth understanding of the factors that make up a comprehensive and focused assessment. Incorporate concepts of patient safety, clinical management, and quality improvement to improve patient outcomes. Does not incorporate concepts of patient safety, clinical management, and quality improvement to improve patient outcomes. Describes concepts of patient safety, clinical management, and quality improvement but does not connect the concepts to improved patient outcomes in real-world nursing practice. Incorporates concepts of patient safety, clinical management, and quality improvement to improve patient outcomes. Incorporates concepts of patient safety, clinical management, and quality improvement to improve patient outcomes and describes evidence- based best practice strategies for applying the concepts to professional nursing practice. Incorporate evidence-based practice interventions (such as information systems or patient care technologies) as appropriate for managing the acute and chronic care of patients, promoting health across the lifespan. Does not incorporate evidence-based practice interventions (such as information systems or patient care technologies) as appropriate for managing the acute and chronic care of patients, promoting health across the lifespan. Identifies practice interventions (such as information systems or patient care technologies) for managing the acute and chronic care of patients, promoting health across the lifespan, but the interventions are not evidence based or are not appropriate for specific situations. Incorporates evidence-based practice interventions (such as information systems or patient care technologies) as appropriate for managing the acute and chronic care of patients, promoting health across the lifespan. Evaluates evidence- based practice interventions (such as information systems or patient care technologies) to determine appropriate interventions for managing the acute .

1. Professional Development Portfolio Scoring Guide
CRITERIA NON-PERFORMANCE BASIC PROFICIENT
DISTINGUISHED
Conduct
comprehensive and
focused
assessments of
health and illness
parameters in
individuals, groups,
and vulnerable
populations.
Does not conduct
comprehensive and
focused assessments
of health and illness
parameters in
individuals, groups,
and vulnerable
populations.
Conducts limited
assessments of health
and illness parameters
in individuals, groups,
and vulnerable
populations but does
not demonstrate an
understanding of the

2. factors that make up a
comprehensive and
focused assessment.
Conducts
comprehensive and
focused
assessments of
health and illness
parameters in
individuals, groups,
and vulnerable
populations.
Conducts
comprehensive and
focused assessments
of health and illness
parameters in
individuals, groups,
and vulnerable
populations and
integrates an in-depth
understanding of the
factors that make up a
comprehensive and
focused assessment.
Incorporate
concepts of patient
safety, clinical
management, and
quality improvement
to improve patient
outcomes.

3. Does not incorporate
concepts of patient
safety, clinical
management, and
quality improvement
to improve patient
outcomes.
Describes concepts of
patient safety, clinical
management, and
quality improvement
but does not connect
the concepts to
improved patient
outcomes in real-world
nursing practice.
Incorporates
concepts of patient
safety, clinical
management, and
quality improvement
to improve patient
outcomes.
Incorporates concepts
of patient safety,
clinical management,
and quality
improvement to
improve patient
outcomes and
describes evidence-
based best practice
strategies for applying

4. the concepts to
professional nursing
practice.
Incorporate
evidence-based
practice
interventions (such
as information
systems or patient
care technologies)
as appropriate for
managing the acute
and chronic care of
patients, promoting
health across the
lifespan.
Does not incorporate
evidence-based
practice interventions
(such as information
systems or patient
care technologies) as
appropriate for
managing the acute
and chronic care of
patients, promoting
health across the
lifespan.
Identifies practice
interventions (such as
information systems or
patient care
technologies) for

5. managing the acute
and chronic care of
patients, promoting
health across the
lifespan, but the
interventions are not
evidence based or are
not appropriate for
specific situations.
Incorporates
evidence-based
practice interventions
(such as information
systems or patient
care technologies) as
appropriate for
managing the acute
and chronic care of
patients, promoting
health across the
lifespan.
Evaluates evidence-
based practice
interventions (such as
information systems
or patient care
technologies) to
determine appropriate
interventions for
managing the acute
and chronic care of
patients, promoting
health across the
lifespan.

6. Understand the
scope and role of
policy, finance, and
regulatory
environments in
relationship to
individual and
population
outcomes.
Does not
demonstrate an
understanding of the
scope and role of
policy, finance, and
regulatory
environments in
relationship to
individual and
population outcomes.
Demonstrates a limited
understanding of policy,
finance, and regulatory
environments but not in
relationship to
individual and
population outcomes.
Demonstrates an
understanding of the
scope and role of
policy, finance, and
regulatory
environments in

7. relationship to
individual and
population outcomes.
Demonstrates an in-
depth understanding
of the scope and role
of policy, finance, and
regulatory
environments in
relationship to
individual and
population outcomes
and uses real-world
examples to illustrate
how each
environment impacts
patient outcomes.
CRITERIA NON-PERFORMANCE BASIC PROFICIENT
DISTINGUISHED
Communicate
effectively with all
members of the
health care team,
including
interdepartmental
and interdisciplinary
collaboration for
quality outcomes.
Does not
communicate with all

8. members of the
health care team,
including
interdepartmental
and interdisciplinary
collaboration for
quality outcomes.
Communication is
ineffective and not
specific to the intended
audience, making
interdepartmental and
interdisciplinary
collaboration difficult
and resulting in poor
outcomes.
Communicates
effectively with all
members of the
health care team,
including
interdepartmental
and interdisciplinary
collaboration for
quality outcomes.
Communication
strategies
demonstrate an in-
depth understanding
of the concepts and
principles of highly
effective
interprofessional

9. collaboration for
quality outcomes.
Apply knowledge of
organizational
behavior, nursing
theory, and systems
(micro- and macro-)
as appropriate for
the scope and role
of one’s own
practice.
Does not apply
knowledge of
organizational
behavior, nursing
theory, and systems
(micro- and macro-)
as appropriate for the
scope and role of
individual practice.
Applies knowledge of
organizational
behavior, nursing
theory, and systems
(micro- and macro-),
but the application
shows gaps in
knowledge and may or
may not be appropriate
for the scope and role
of individual practice.
Applies knowledge of

10. organizational
behavior, nursing
theory, and systems
(micro- and macro-)
as appropriate for the
scope and role of
one's own practice.
Applies in-depth
knowledge of
organizational
behavior, nursing
theory, and systems
(micro- and macro-)
and demonstrates
critical thinking skills
in suggesting changes
to improve key issues
in nursing practice.
Apply and
incorporate a basic
understanding of the
concepts of health
promotion and
disease prevention
as a means of
improving health at
the individual,
population, and
community levels.
Does not apply and
incorporate a basic
understanding of the
concepts of health

11. promotion and
disease prevention
as a means of
improving health at
the individual,
population, and
community levels.
Applies and
incorporates a basic
understanding of the
concepts of health
promotion and disease
prevention but does not
connect the concepts to
a means of improving
health at the individual,
population, and
community levels.
Applies and
incorporates a basic
understanding of the
concepts of health
promotion and
disease prevention
as a means of
improving health at
the individual,
population, and
community levels.
Applies and
incorporates a high-
level understanding of
the concepts of health

12. promotion and
disease prevention
and provides
evidence-based
interventions and best
practices as a means
of improving health at
the individual,
population, and
community levels.
Incorporate a
holistic, caring,
culturally
appropriate nursing
approach that
contributes to the
wellness and health
of individuals,
groups, and
vulnerable
populations.
Does not incorporate
a holistic, caring,
culturally appropriate
nursing approach
that contributes to the
wellness and health
of individuals,
groups, and
vulnerable
populations.
Explains how a holistic,
caring, culturally

13. appropriate nursing
approach contributes to
the wellness and health
of individuals, groups,
and vulnerable
populations, but it is not
clear if this nursing
approach is
incorporated into
individual nursing
practice.
Incorporates a
holistic, caring,
culturally appropriate
nursing approach
that contributes to
the wellness and
health of individuals,
groups, and
vulnerable
populations.
Combines evidence-
based best practices
into a holistic, caring,
culturally appropriate
nursing approach that
contributes to the
wellness and health of
individuals, groups,
and vulnerable
populations.
Incorporate the
qualities, skills,

14. behaviors, and
knowledge required
to function as a
patient advocate,
practice high-quality
care, assess and
evaluate patient
outcomes, and
Does not incorporate
the qualities, skills,
behaviors, and
knowledge required
to function as a
patient advocate,
practice high-quality
care, assess and
evaluate patient
outcomes, and
Describes the qualities,
skills, behaviors, and
knowledge required to
function as a patient
advocate, practice
high-quality care,
assess and evaluate
patient outcomes, and
provide leadership in
improving care, but it is
Incorporates the
qualities, skills,
behaviors, and
knowledge required
to function as a

15. patient advocate,
practice high-quality
care, assess and
evaluate patient
outcomes, and
Demonstrates,
through the use of
evidence-based best
practices and real-
world examples, the
high-level integration
of the qualities, skills,
behaviors, and
knowledge required to
function as a patient
CRITERIA NON-PERFORMANCE BASIC PROFICIENT
DISTINGUISHED
provide leadership
in improving care.
provide leadership in
improving care.
not clear if these
qualities, skills,
behaviors, and
knowledge are
incorporated into
individual nursing
practice.

16. provide leadership in
improving care.
advocate, practice
high-quality care,
assess and evaluate
patient outcomes, and
provide leadership in
improving care.
Integrate a holistic
approach to local,
regional, national,
and global dynamics
in nursing and
health care system
delivery.
Does not integrate a
holistic approach to
local, regional,
national, and global
dynamics in nursing
and health care
delivery.
Describes local,
regional, national, and
global dynamics in
nursing and health care
delivery, but it is not
clear if these dynamics
are integrated into a
holistic nursing
approach.

17. Integrates a holistic
approach to local,
regional, national,
and global dynamics
in nursing and health
care delivery.
Analyzes local,
regional, national, and
global dynamics in
nursing and health
care delivery and
integrates evidence-
based best practices
into a holistic nursing
approach.
Overview
Reflect on everything you have accomplished in your program
and what it means in terms of career advancement. There is no
required minimum length for your summary, but be sure you
address each program outcome as thoroughly as possible.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will
demonstrate your proficiency in the following course
competencies and assessment criteria:
Health Assessment - Conduct comprehensive and focused
assessments of health and illness parameters in individuals,
groups, and vulnerable populations.
Safety and Quality Practices - Incorporate concepts of patient
safety, clinical management, and quality improvement to
improve patient outcomes.
Nursing Research and Informatics - Incorporate evidence-based
practice interventions (for example, information systems and
patient care technologies) as appropriate for managing the acute
and chronic care of patients, promoting health across the

18. lifespan.
Policy, Finance, and Regulations - Understand the scope and
role of policy, finance, and regulatory environments in
relationship to individual and population outcomes.
Communication - Communicate effectively with all members of
the health care team, including interdepartmental and
interdisciplinary collaboration for quality outcomes.
Organizational and Systems Management - Apply knowledge of
organizational behavior, nursing theory, and systems (micro-
and macro-) as appropriate for the scope and role of one's own
practice.
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention - Apply and
incorporate a basic understanding of the concepts of health
promotion and disease prevention as a means of improving
health at the individual, population, and community level.
Diversity - Incorporate a holistic, caring, culturally appropriate
nursing approach that contributes to the wellness and the health
of individuals, groups, and vulnerable populations.
Professional Role - Incorporate the qualities, skills, behaviors,
and knowledge required to function as a patient advocate,
practice high-quality care, assess and evaluate patient outcomes,
and provide leadership in improving care.
Global Accountability and Public Service - Integrate a holistic
approach to local, regional, national, and global dynamics in
nursing and health care system delivery.
Questions to Consider
To deepen your understanding, you are encouraged to consider
the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a
work associate, an interested friend, or a member of the
business community.
How has this program changed you as an individual and as a
professional?
How can you highlight the skills you have demonstrated with
your current employer or with a potential employer?
What can you do to remain aware of current best practices in
your area of interest or expertise?

19. Required Resources
Use the completed assessments in this course as supporting
evidence for your portfolio.
Assessment Instructions
Your Professional Development Portfolio is the final portion of
your capstone project. For Part I, compile specific artifacts that
would be suitable to present at a job interview or performance
review. In addition to the four previous assessments you have
completed in this course, prepare a written summary (Part II) of
your proficiency in all of the program outcomes and highlight
accomplishments from your portfolio that illustrate your level
of competence.
Note: You will not be re-evaluated on the four previous
assessments you submit as artifacts for your Portfolio; you will
only be evaluated on your written summary. Be sure, however,
that you submit your entire portfolio.
Part I
Prepare your Professional Development Portfolio by compiling
into a .zip file all the assessments (artifacts) you have
completed for this course. Organize your portfolio in a manner
that makes sense for you. To make it easier to reference specific
assessments, use a numbering or lettering system such as A, B,
C, and so on.
For example:
Assessment A: Health Assessment and Communication.
Assessment B: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.
For example, in the summary you write in Part II, you would
reference portions of Assessment A to support your proficiency
in the corresponding competencies.
Part II
Complete the following:
Write a summary of your proficiency in each of the program
outcomes. Refer to specific assessments and content to support
your summary. Answer how well are you able to do the
following:
Conduct comprehensive and focused assessments of health and

20. illness parameters in individuals, groups, and vulnerable
populations.
Incorporate concepts of patient safety, clinical management, and
quality improvement to improve patient outcomes.
Incorporate evidence-based practice interventions (for example,
information systems and patient-care technologies) as
appropriate for managing the acute and chronic care of patients,
promoting health across the lifespan.
Understand the scope and role of policy, finance, and regulatory
environments in relationship to individual and population
outcomes.
Communicate effectively with all members of the health care
team, including interdepartmental and interdisciplinary
collaboration for quality outcomes.
Apply knowledge of organizational behavior, nursing theory,
and systems (micro- and macro-) as appropriate for the scope
and role of one's own practice.
Apply and incorporate a basic understanding of the concepts of
health promotion and disease prevention as a means of
improving health at the individual, population, and community
level.
Incorporate a holistic, caring, culturally appropriate nursing
approach that contributes to the wellness and health of
individuals, groups, and vulnerable populations.
Incorporate the qualities, skills, behaviors, and knowledge
required to function as a patient advocate, practice high quality
care, assess and evaluate patient outcomes, and provide
leadership in improving care.
Integrate a holistic approach to local, regional, national, and
global dynamics in nursing and health care system delivery.
Conclude your summary explaining how lifelong learning can
help support you in your career goals.
Additional Requirements
Format: You do not need to use APA formatting for this
assessment.
Length: There is no required minimum length for your

21. summary, but be sure you address each program outcome as
thoroughly as possible.
References: You do not need to use any supporting resources
other than your completed assessments.
Font: Use double-spaced, 12-point, Times New Roman font.