CCI Professional Portfolio

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CCI Professional Portfolio

• An Evidence-based Tool for CNOR
• Recertification or Reactivation
• Shannon S. Carter, MA, CAE
• Chief Executive Officer
• Competency Credentialing Institute (CCI)
• scarter_at_cc-institute.org

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Development Process

• Review of Existing Portfolio Program
• Integrative Review of Portfolio-Related
  Literature
• Job Analysis
• Draft Developed
• Pilot Process
• Pilot Comments Incorporated
• Evaluator Training
• Launch

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Foundational Elements
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List of Acceptable Professional Activities

• Patient-Centered Care
• 2. Educational Resources
• 3. Continuing Education
• 4. Standards Application
• 5. Evidence-Based Practice/CQI
• 6. Risk Management

• 7. Precepting or Mentoring
• 8. Contribution to Institution
• 9. Contribution to Professional Organization
• Educational Presentations
• Professional Writing
• 12. Academic Courses Completed or Taught

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Portfolio Submission Process
Choose 4 activities from list of 12 acceptable
activities.
Collect evidence of participation in 4 selected
activities.
Complete reflection form for each of the 4
activities.
Compile resume (a sample template is provided if
needed.)

• Submit
• Evidence
• Reflection forms
• Resume

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Reflection Form

• Thoroughly describe the activity/project/event.
  What happened or occurred? Clearly describe your
  role.
• What do you know now that you did not know
  before? What have you learned? What do you do
  differently? Or how will you build on this
  experience?
• What are the implications for perioperative
  nursing practice?
• Candidates are required to answer these questions
  for each of their selected four activities.

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Evaluation Process

• Meet/Did Not Meet Evaluation
• Assessment performed by two independent,
  CNOR-certified reviewers
• First performed by internal staff
• Second by volunteer evaluator
• Option to refer to third evaluator in case of
  disagreement of first two

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APPLE Test

• Administrative Feasibility
• Publicly Credible
• Professionally Acceptable
• Legally Defensible
• Economically Affordable

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• Strengths
• Incorporates reflective learning
• Requires evidence
• Reflects multiple roles within the profession
• Multi-use
• Limitations
• Still a paper process
• Staff nurse perception
• Marketing Communications

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