PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO PART B 1

PRNU 115: Professional Practice II

Professional Portfolio Assignment- Part B – Self-Identified Learning Plan
Vancouver Island University
Jenessa Betz
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Topic/Focus Area Here is what I know Here is what I need This is how I am going to go
about this to learn more about
about getting that knowledge/skill
development
1. Cultural Safety: Cultural Safety is I would like to learn 1. Attend PRNU 115 class for
when barriers to more about what LA#2 focused on cultural
Be knowledgeable marginalized groups different cultures diversity.
about different are acknowledged and traditions are in
cultural views and healthcare services general surrounding 2. I found this website through
traditions surrounding are a safe space for death and end of life Canadian Virtual Hospice that
end of life care and respectful care; and go in depth focuses on sharing cultural stories
understanding of the communication and specifically with and viewpoints on death and
difficulties understanding for the indigenous traditions dying from many different
marginalized groups client. Some of these and views. I will cultures.
have faced. groups include (but also familiarize https://livingmyculture.ca/culture/
Learning Objective: not limited to) myself with how
Indigenous groups, marginalized 3. The same website as
To identify and hold LGBTQ+, cultural groups have mentioned above also has
respect for differences immigrants, and been treated and modules for Indigenous cultural
in multicultural people of colour. their histories with safety training that addresses the
traditions and Different cultures the healthcare barriers they have faced, and their
viewpoints for those have their own views system. beliefs and values with a focus on
patients and family and traditions end-of-life care.
members in palliative surrounding death,
care and be sensitive such as leaving a 4. The BCCDC contains a
to how culture window open for the resource about cultural safety and
influences soul, placing the bed there are many training modules
perceptions. Learn to in a specific way, or on the subject.
incorporate some of the way death is http://www.bccdc.ca/health-
these traditions into discussed. professionals/clinical-
end-of-life care while resources/covid-19-
maintaining a care/education-and-
professional practice training/culturally-safe-care
standard.
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Topic/Focus Area Here is what I know Here is what I need This is how I am going to go
about this to learn more about about
getting that knowledge/skill
development
2. Self Care: There are seven areas I need to review and 1. Read about the seven areas of
that contribute to learn in detail what it health and take the health
Understand why Self one’s overall health. means to be healthy assessment (Donatelle et al.,
care is critical to avoid Physical, social, in all seven areas of 2018, p.21). Once I know which
burnout by knowing emotional, health and how each areas need attention I will come
that all the seven areas environmental, area applies up with ideas and goals to make
of health are important spiritual, intellectual, specifically to these more of a priority.
and each require and occupational. I myself. I will need to
thoughtful action. understand that it is assess my own 2. I have also found two Ted
important to health and lifestyle Talk videos to watch that discuss
Learning Objective: acknowledge all these to determine which burnout.
areas contribute to the areas need personal
I will know the seven overall health of a improvement and How To Stop Burnout Before It
areas of health and person. When a come up with an Starts | Jacqueline Kerr |
learn which areas I am person is spending all action plan to work TEDxMcMasterU - YouTube
doing well in and their time working towards these goals.
which need attention. they are potentially I will also research How to Bounce Back from
I will be familiar with neglecting areas of what effects burnout Burnout in 3 Simple Steps |
the signs of burnout their health which in has on the body both Allan Ting |
and the long-term the long run will lead physically and TEDxWilmingtonLive -
effects it can have on to burnout and mentally and what YouTube
the individual and the dissatisfaction in their early signs (if any)
healthcare system. life. When there are that a
professionals are person is heading
feeling burnout they towards burnout.
may take a temporary
leave from their
position or leave the
profession entirely
adding more strain the
healthcare system.
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Topic/Focus Area Here is what I know Here is what I need This is how I am going to go
about this to learn more about about
getting that knowledge/skill
development
3. Responsibility and The BCCNM is a Understand what the 1. Review the learning module
Accountability health regulator that is BCCNM Standards from PRNU 105 that focused on
in place to protect the of Practice are under the BCCNM.
Understanding the public through their each category;
role of the BCCNM supervision of the Professional 2. Continue to attend PRNU 115
and how it sets a nursing profession. Standards, Practice classes and use the BCCNM
standard for practice. The Health Standards, and website as an additional learning
Professions Act is the Scope of Practice tool when learning about a topic.
Learning Objective: primary government Standards.
authority which 3. Use the BCCNM website to
I will be familiar with BCCNM works under. Learn about the become familiar with the
the role and The BCCNM sets application process standards of practice for the
responsibilities of the standards of practice for licensing with the LPN, to know the expectations
BCCNM for setting for nurses, assesses BCCNM and the and procedure for licensing upon
standards of practice education programs, terms and graduating, and review the
and regulating nursing and addresses conditions, information for the public in
practice; and complaints against particularly for regards to complaints and
understand how the any registered newly graduated discipline.
BCCNM addresses professionals. LPN’s.
complaints about its Home (bccnm.ca)
registrants and Understand how the
intervenes with public files
appropriate complaints with the
disciplinary action to BCNNM against
protect the public. nurses and the steps
that are taken to
resolve the issue.
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References

BCCNM. (2023). Liscensed Practical Nurses.

https://www.bccnm.ca/LPN/Pages/Default.aspx

BC Centre for Disease Control. (2023). Culturally Safe Care.

http://www.bccdc.ca/health-professionals/clinical-resources/covid-19-

care/education-and-training/culturally-safe-care

Canadian Virtual Hospice. (2016-2021). Living My Culture.ca.

https://livingmyculture.ca/culture/

Donatelle, R.J., Chow, A.F., Kolen-Thompson, A.M. (2018). Health: The Basics (7th ed.).

Pearson Canada Inc.

TEDx Talks. (2022, May 17). How To Stop Burnout Before It Starts | Jacqueline Kerr |

TEDxMcMasterU [Video]. YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YY0gVnVPoQ

TEDx Talks. (2018, Jun. 14). How to Bounce Back from Burnout in 3 Simple Steps | Allan Ting |

TEDxWilmingtonLive [Video]. YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHj38et5L04&t=72s