Report on Progress of Professional Portfolio

IDENTIFY

K-1 Maternal/Newborn Nursing

COMPETENCY
NUMBER, LETTER
AND SUBCATEGORY

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

DESCRIBE WHAT
YOU LEARNED AND
HOW IT RELATES TO
THE COMPETENCY.
EXPLAIN WHY IT
WAS MEANINGFUL.

USE THE
PROFICIENCY
CATEGORIES TO

RATE YOUR
PROFICIENCY IN THE
CHOSEN CLPNA
COMPETENCY.
EXPLAIN WHAT WAS
DONE TO ACHIEVE
THE COMPETENCY.

DESCRIBE HOW YOU

WILL APPLY THIS
LEARNING IN YOUR
CURRENT AND
FUTURE NURSING
PRACTICE

Review of the anatomical and physiological changes of a

childbearing woman during prenatal to postpartum will
help us determine the best and appropriate care for the
mothers. In maternal nursing they taught us how to
care, assess a mother and her newborn. For the mother
the importance of adding the essential vitamins,
minerals and nutrient from her pregnancy until she give
birth and to provide as much nutrient to the newborn.
Examples are the addition of folic acid to her
supplement to prevent neural tube defects and knowing
the appropriate weight changes to a pregnant woman.
I learned the changes in anatomy and physiology of a
child bearing woman. How much modification a mother
needs to do like with her diet if there are some
circumstances that developed during her pregnancy. It is
meaningful to me as I see more deeply how a mother
takes care of a growing fetus. I can also determine with
what kind of health teaching is better depending on the
mothers age group.
Good. As I reviewed everything that is expected to be
studied with in the course outline. The integration of
what I learned to the future health teachings and
assessments to child bearing woman. I did the chapter
quizzes available in the book and the ones provided by
the instructor.

When someone asks me for advice I rely on what I

studied in maternal nursing. Encouraging childbearing
woman to live a healthy lifestyle for the sake of the
fetus. Care of the newborn, use of water in cleaning
cords and Apgar scoring. The guideline from the
government of Alberta health website with regards to
how much a childbearing persons daily intake of
essential nutrients.

Student Name: Christel Teodoro_______________________________________________

Course: NFDN 2004___________________________________________________________

Date: August 10, 2015________________________________________________________

Instructor/Tutor: Fauziya Ali___________________________________________________