Academic Professional Portfolio

Upon entering Lakeview College of Nursing, students will begin to develop a portfolio which will reflect their academic and professional accomplishments.  The portfolio will begin in N200:  Nursing Theories and Issues and will be completed in N408:  Professional Seminar. The purpose of the portfolio is to “showcase” credentials that are not included in a resume. It is a biographical account of the student’s career at Lakeview College of Nursing – the goals, the objectives met, improvements in writing and nursing skills, and so on.  Collections of papers and Power Point handouts should be included to demonstrate the student’s best ideas, work and accomplishments during the program. The student’s progress through the program will be reflected, which may be helpful during employment interviews.  Furthermore, once the nursing program is completed, the portfolio can be used to add professional and academic accomplishments. The portfolio will become an excellent place to keep for all certificates of completion, (e.g  CPR, conferences, inservices) and health records.  Students will want to ask faculty for references to include in their portfolio.  A letter of reference-recommendation form has been developed for students to complete and give to faculty.  Students need to give faculty at least two weeks notice when requesting a letter of reference-recommendation. This will allow faculty ample time to create a quality letter. 

Faculty Letter of Reference - Recommendation Form for Current LCN Students