Workseed has launched the NursED online service, which will publish digital portfolios to streamline the reporting of practical skills of nursing and healthcare students and support the guidance of internships.
The first NursED portfolio is the Midwifery Student’s Logbook, developed in close collaboration with Metropolia University of Applied Sciences. It is a web-based application for documenting students’ professional development during internships.
Student midwife logbook makes it easier to demonstrate professional competence
The student midwife logbook is a digital portfolio for digitally reporting on participation in treatments and diagnostics during internships. Its content is based on the directive 2005/36/EC and it can be used by students to demonstrate that they meet the competence requirements for the midwife degree.
With the logbook, the student can:
Document learning flexibly using their own mobile device. Students can always have the logbook on them, and it cannot be lost. Students can make entries easily and have their clinical supervisor sign them on the same device. Supervisors do not need their own account and do not need to log in.
Change the language of the logbook. The logbook is designed to be multilingual to make it useful even in multilingual and international internships. At the moment, the logbook is available in English, Finnish, and Swedish.
Reflect on their learning. When making entries, students have the opportunity to write down free observations on their learning and work. Students can use their notes to reflect on their learning and improve on their work.
Demonstrate their competencies during job search. The finished logbook can be exported as a pdf. It can be annexed to a curriculum, even for international job searches.
Read more about the NursED portfolios on their website.
The logbook makes supervising and guiding students more effective
While the logbook is designed to make it easier for students to report on their internship, it is also a valuable tool for teachers to supervise and guide their students. .
Teachers can use the logbook to:
Monitor internships in real time. Students can share their logbook with their teacher, which allows teachers to understand how their students are doing during work-based learning. Teachers can better understand what kind of learning opportunities their students have had and what skills they have been able to practice.
Provide better guidance and identify problems. With increased awareness of students’ progress, teachers can provide better and more individualized guidance. For example, if a student repeatedly reports problems in a specific area or lacks opportunities to practice a specific task, teachers can provide more learning opportunities in the classroom or recommend simulator training.
Accumulate data for learning analytics. When enough students use the logbook, teachers can use the accumulated reports to better understand what kind of support their students usually need and how teaching can be improved.
You can read more about the midwife student logbook on the separate NursED website here.
Workbook for nursing students – a digital portfolio soon available for the nursing study program
A digital NursED portfolio will soon be available for nursing study programs in universities of applied sciences. The workbook for nursing students is based on the structure of the midwife logbook and uses, among others, the ABCDE approach. It also comprises activities related to clinical nursing, promoting health, and guidance.
The workbook will become available in the NursED online service by the end of 2025.
You can read more about NursED portfolios on the separate website here.
How can NursED help your students?
If you want to learn more about the NursED portfolios for universities of applied sciences, read more here.
In case you already had the opportunity to review NursED portfolios and want to see them in action, feel free to book a 1-on-1 meeting with our expert Kimmo Oksanen.
You can also review our popular Buyer’s guide here.
