Report on Progress of Professional Portfolio

K-2-1
Demonstrate knowledge and ability to perform comprehensive health
assessment and history including:
signs and symptoms of pregnancy
last menstrual cycle
expected date of confinement (EDC)
IDENTIFY
COMPETENCY
NUMBER, LETTER
AND SUBCATEGORY

number of pregnancies (gravida, para)

fundal height
auscultation of fetal heart monitoring
routine and non-routine lab results
identify potential risk factors
o health issues
o sexually transmitted infections
o socio-economic issues

DESCRIBE ONE

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

o substance abuse
During this NFDN class we have gone over the health assessments for
prenatal patients. This was something that I explored further while
doing my teaching assignment especially with identifying potential risk
factors.

Performing a comprehensive health assessment for a prenatal patient is

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.

paramount in her care. This is the first stepping stone in providing her
with the care that she will need to have a safe, healthy fetus and
pregnancy. If a comprehensive health assessment is not performed
adequately or at all this is extremely detrimental to the mother and the
child.
I feel my proficiency in this category is between fair to good. I know
what I need to ask and why I need to ask these things. The thing I need
to work most on is identifying potential risk factors as this is something
that requires now only book knowledge but experience as well.

While I do not plan on going into the maternity field as of right now it
is still always important to perform a comprehensive health assessment
DESCRIBE HOW YOU
WILL APPLY THIS
LEARNING IN YOUR
CURRENT AND
FUTURE NURSING
PRACTICE

on my patients. It is always a good thing to get in the mindset to

explore all possibilities at the beginning of a patients care to be
prepared for the majority of obstacles that can be put in the way of a
patients health.

Student Name: Melissa Reyes Jackson

Course: NFDN 2004
Date: November 18, 2016
Instructor/Tutor: Tracy Ross