title: Nursing portfolio study: the use in annual performance reviews.
abstract: Professional portfolios allow staff to document their participation in areas of education, certification, shared governance councils, national nursing organizations, and community outreach. In this study, nurses tracked their professional development in a virtual electronic portfolio. A preperception/postperception questionnaire for both staff and unit directors revealed that nursing portfolios proved to be a valuable tool during annual performance reviews to acknowledge accomplishments and encourage continued professional growth of individual direct-care staff nurses.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pennsylvania 15224, USA. michelle.capan@chp.edu
authors.forename: Michelle L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Capan
authors.forename: Heather L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Ambrose
authors.forename: Marnie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Burkett
authors.forename: Tonya R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Evangelista
authors.forename: Donna M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Flook
authors.forename: Kristen L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Straka
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002322:Career Mobility; D004282:Documentation / Q000379:methods*; D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal / Q000379:methods*; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011361:Professional Competence; D013192:Staff Development / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires