During this adaptive exam, I feel that I did better on it than I expected. I was forced to take it in a somewhat distracting environment due to time constraints and even though I still had a lot of remediations, I feel that most of them were due to not paying attention or a content deficit. I found that on a few questions some of the things we learned in lecture were slightly different than the answers on ATI which…
After completing the pharmacology adaptive test, I was surprised at how well I did as I typically struggle with pharmacology. When taking the test, I took it while I was at work so I got distracted a few times and occasionally didn’t completely read the question. I noticed that I struggles with questions surrounding patient education, maternity medications and medications effect on lab values. For next time I will definitely find a time without distractions for me to take this…
After taking the ATI adult medical surgical CAT, I learned that when I’m taking an adaptive test, I need to really slow down, read all of the question and all of the answers because one word can change an entire question. I feel that because of the drastic range in the number of questions we can get for these CAT’s I tent to just “go with my gut” and not truly think about what the question is asking. I also…
After viewing the film “Nurses: If Florence could see us now,” I was enlightened by the different speakers and their different journeys and experiences in their nursing careers. From pediatrics, to geriatrics each nurse shared a story of patients they will never forget, hardships they experience in their careers and how rewarding their journey has been. I noticed throughout the film that experienced nurses had skills such as that they are able to bear witness to extremely emotional things that…
As I am moving into my last semester of my college career at UNE, it is bittersweet to think that I only have four months until I am in the real world of nursing. I am excited that I will be able to work in the healthcare field, in one of the most rewarding and trusted occupations. I am excited to graduate and celebrate with my family and friends however this also means that the many friends I have made…
Nurses play a vital role during and before a disaster. It is important for nurses as well as the community to be prepared for any disaster that may come. Nurses can educate the community about disaster preparedness and what people can do to prevent a disaster from happening but also what to do and where to go if a disaster should happen. Nurses can provide immunizations against diseases that may spread throughout a community in order to prevent pandemics such…
Since completing this project, I learned a lot about the importance of accurate documentation of intake and output, especially for cardiac patients. I thought a lot about different barriers and situations that nurses can run into throughout their shift that could cause inaccurate documentation of intake and output. Barriers such as people bringing drinks to patients without documenting, patients using the restroom without notifying the nurse or forgetting how much fluid a patient got when sitting down to document it. As a team we thought about…
The COVID-19 pandemic was a physical virus that strayed the focus from mental health even though due to the financial stress, caregiver role strain, isolation and anxiety surrounding spreading the virus allowed for increased mental illness throughout the population. As nurses it is important to recognize signs of mental illness not only in their patients but in themselves as well to ensure they are not developing caregiver role strain or other mental health problems. It is also important to focus…
During one of my clinicals with UNE, I was working at Maine Medical Center caring for an older gentleman who was no longer in need of hospital care but had no other place to go. Due to the fact that our unit was considered an outbreak unit because of a positive case of COVID-19, there was no assisted living or other healthcare facility that would take him. He had tested negative and was fully vaccinated for COVID-19 yet was still…
