Upon completion of the ATI Adult Medical-Surgical practice exam and remediation, I was able to identify areas of my nursing knowledge that I needed a refresher upon. Overall, the exam went well. Although it took me 237 questions to complete, it provided a lot of insight into what I need to study and restudy. I found that taking breaks helped me with maintaining my concentration and focus. As the questions continued past 150+, I became really nervous. This is where…
After completion of the ATI Pharmacology exam, I can look back and say that I feel that I did fairly okay. This exam showed me that there are still quite a bit of medications that I need to study before I take the NCLEX. Completion of the remediation worksheet however helped me understand these medications, where I went wrong, and what I could improve upon for future tests. I feel that I took sufficient time when answering the questions. Typically…
The movie Nurses: If Florence Could See Us Now was truly inspiring. It was a privilege to hear their stories about the care and journeys that they have been on while being a nurse. One story that really impacted me was of the care and support that Laurie Mathers, an oncology nurse provided to one of her patients. Laurie was taking care of a gentlemen who was recently diagnoses with stage four testicular cancer who also tested HIV positive two years…
Graduation is just around the corner and while I am nervous, I am very much excited to get my licensure and become a registered nurse. I think what I am most excited for is to see where I end up. Before nursing school, I was unaware of how vast nursing is. There are SO many different fields of nursing that you can chose from I don’t even know where to start. I have found my own interest in cardiac and…
Review At the start of the fall semester, I created two goals for myself in hopes of achieving or improving upon them by December. Using a self-care plan survey, I was able to identify areas of focus that would help me improve upon certain aspects of my life. My first goal included improving upon my own physical exercise. I decided that fitting in at least one hour of physical exercise everyday would be attainable. My second goal included improving upon…
