title: The clinical portfolio as an assessment tool.
abstract: Portfolio assessment is one of the tools being closely examined in the educational community as a method of authentic assessment. This form of assessment has the unique ability to capture learning over time in a way that tests or grades may not. This article examines how Regents College, a nontraditional assessment-based institution, created a clinical portfolio assessment option for their baccalaureate nursing students. Through self-reflection on their educational and professional experiences, students develop a clinical portfolio that comprehensively illustrates their ability to apply the nursing process and make clinical decisions in practice.
authors.affiliation: Regents College, Albany, New York, USA.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Lettus
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Moessner
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dooley
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009518:New York; D011996:Records