title: Teaching the process of developing a professional portfolio.
abstract: The changing healthcare environment is placing new demands on today's professionals to demonstrate evidence of their continued competence to practice. Obtaining relicensure may soon require the use of a professional portfolio. In many instances, portfolios are already necessary for recertification by some specialty organizations. The author describes a course that teaches students how to prepare a professional portfolio.
authors.affiliation: La Salle University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. serembus@lasalle.edu
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Serembus
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002568:Certification; D003479:Curriculum; D004282:Documentation / Q000379:methods*; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D004518:Education, Professional, Retraining / Q000458:organization & administration; D004651:Employment; D006801:Humans; D007586:Job Application; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D015143:Philadelphia; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods; D014956:Writing