Portfolio Assessment: A Guide for Nurses and Midwives (Trudi Cooper & Carolyn Emden) ISBN: 1 876394 06 4. Portfolio assessment lies at the heart of best practice. It provides an excellent tool for students who need to demonstrate required competence, and for qualified practitioners who wish to remain at the cutting edge of their profession. Nurses and midwives who follow the advice in this book will be well-placed to an advance their careers as self regulating professionals - whether by a formal education or professional development. The book provides a practical guide on how to produce a portfolio of work that meets Australian nursing and midwifery national standards of practice. It takes readers through the major concepts of portfolio assessment and turns the portfolio building process into a well-defined set of steps that relate to a wide range of circumstances. Importantly, the book explains how to select evidence for particular circumstances and provides examples of how to use: • Witness testimony • Reflective learning journals • Diaries and working notes • Samples of work • Videos, photographs and audio recordings The book concludes with a checklist to ensure all aspects of the portfolio building process have been completed. Using the process described will ensure a well-presented portfolio that accurately reflects your competence as a professional nurse or midwife.