title: Nursing students' appraisal of their professional portfolios in demonstrating clinical competence.
abstract: Portfolios are increasingly used to demonstrate and assess competence in nursing practice, yet when introduced in our Australian nursing school, reactions from students were mostly negative. A follow-up survey sought students' perceptions about the portfolio. Respondents acknowledged the portfolio's intrinsic worth but reported little extrinsic value beyond passing the assessment. The authors discuss the implications and suggests strategies to improve portfolio use in undergraduate nursing education.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, NSW 1797, Australia. ch.taylor@uws.edu.au
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Lyn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bidewell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D004521:Educational Measurement; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012938:Social Perception; D013338:Students, Nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires