With this ATI I was able to see what topics I need to look over, pathophysiology, interventions and other key nursing roles that I will need to know for the future. with his exam I didn’t change my answers but I continued to forget to read all the words and even chose the wrong answer a few times because I didn’t double check my answer before continuing on to the next question.
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I learned new things while completing this exam such as how I am easily distracted when taking exams at home and also tend to skip over a lot of key words when reading the prompts. Moreover, I try not to change my answers but usually when I do I change the right answer to the wrong one. Furthermore, I learned more content that I need to focus on.
I decided to choose this registered nurse to interview because she is a relatively newer cardiac nurse with numerous qualities and character traits that make her a great leader. She stood out to me because I will be starting my future career soon, and she is a perfect role model of what a true leader means with or without a formal leadership position. She confirms that anyone can be a leader and how promising it is to have leaders among your team. This registered nurse is easy to approach, demonstrates proper communication skills, and advocates for her patients, self, and team members. Even though she doesn’t hold a leadership position, she still has the traits of a leader. A difference between a formal and informal position as a leader is with an informal position you weren’t appointed as a leader but still have the attributes of one and help generate a flow during a shift. I heard stories of her coworkers that confide in her and often come to her when they have questions during their shift. A great leader is brave, noble, clear, focused, and has integrity in all aspects this nurse has.
Moreover, great leaders help people reach their goals and are not afraid that someone might outshine them. To be a great leader, one must be humble. I know that this nurse is constantly looking to gain new education and better herself and her skills everyday. Not only that but she motivates those around her to do the same. I am most interested in learning how this nurse started her career and how she has evolved over the years. I am excited to hear what she believes a leader is and if she believes that one more be formally appointed as a leader to act like one. I also want to find out if they see themself as a leader. Furthermore, I am looking forward to hearing real-life stories of the times she acted as a leader with or without knowing, and other times she noted another leader in her health care team. After completing this interview I am sure to have a better understanding of leaders in the health care in formal and informal ways.
This movie was a great reminder of inspiration and even emotion of what being a nurse means to me. Listening to these nurses talk about some of their experiences during work and the lives they touched and changed throughout the process is one of the main reasons I went into this profession. I grew up loving the feeling of helping others and being there to listen to someone. As rewarding as it is knowing I will get to spend my days at wok being the helping hand to someone else can get blinded by the stress of school. Watching this movie was a huge reminder of why I am where I am and knowing that it will all be worth it the moment I can make my first patients day a little better.
One story that stood out to me was the oncology nurse who figured out one of her patients wasn’t doing so well and took the time out of her shift to sit with him and listen. Without realizing in the moment she was going to change his life for the better she did. I have had some of my own experiences with health care workers who changed my life for the better and helped shift me to the direction of my future career. It resonated with me watching her patient become an advocate for other patients diagnosed with HIV and standing up for those who feel oppressed. This movie not only opened my eyes to my goal again but even ignited my emotions. I am looking forward to being In some of those positions the nurses shared and creating those connections that will live with me for the rest of my life.
In order to prepare for future interviews to set me apart from other applicants I will prioritze the goals I have for my future career and what I hope to gather form the interview. By setting aside what is important to me I will be able to focus on how I answer my questions and the questions I need to ask future employers. I want the interviewer to see me for who I am and not just another nursing student. I have a very strong personality that I want to shine through during my interview where my empathy and strong emotions I have for this future career can show the interviewer how important it is for me to make my dreams reality. I will be sure to advocate my strengths and how I overcame certain challenges during school and even before school. I want the interviewer to see my strength and differentiate me from other applicants. Moreover, I will be sure to mention the jobs, volunteer work, and education I took place in and how it shaped me into the worker I am today. I will make sure they know that each challenge I faced was overcome from communication, reaching out when I needed help, and making those changes needed to overcome hardships. Not only do I want to stand out during my interview one of the most important things for me is for the interviewer to have an accurate perspective on my character and who I am as a human in this society.
When I reflect on my three and a half years I have spent at UNE I am most excited about being able to apply all these skills I have learned to my future practice in the real world. As a nursing student, we are exposed to a glimpse of what it will be like to be a nurse through clinical rotations. These clinical rotations teaches us a lot and helps guide us to our licensure. As nervous as I am to be in the real-world taking care of patients, I am excited to be able to be there for someone else, and help them with whatever they might need. Growing up I always knew I wanted to be a helper in the world, but wasn’t fully sure what type of helper I wanted to be. It wasn’t until junior year of high school where it became clear to me that nursing was the one profession I could see myself waking up every day excited to be going to work. Through the years I have completed so far of nursing school it has been hard to remember what the end goal was. Stress of passing exams, taking care of human beings and being confident in my knowledge has been overwhelming in times. Once I take a step back and a few deep breaths I am reminded of the pure joy I feel holding the hand of someone else and being by them in some of the most life changing moments they might have. The thought of making someone smile or being there for them is the main reason I chose this profession.
As excited as I am to practice in the real world, it is also the one thing that I am most anxious about. Transitioning didactic skills to clinical skills is something that has always been a challenge for me, as I tend to let my fears overpower me in certain situations. Nursing is a very important profession where your entire attention needs to be focused on your patients. As ironic as it is a lot of what I learned in school has helped make me a more confident and stress free individual. The coping strategies I learned to teach my future patients has been utilized first hand by myself. The skills I learned in nursing school has turned me into a more experienced critical thinker and how to remain calm in stressful situations. These are things I will be teaching my future patients. The day I pass my NCLEX and am rewarded by my license will be one of the most important days for me. All the hard work, effort and time I put in will be rewarded the day I am hired at a location that will allow my dreams and goals to come true. I will celebrate by living every day of my life to the fullest and being grateful for everything I have succeeded in life, and reminding myself of all the things I am going to continue to accomplish.
To prepare and plan my weekly study to stay focused and on track to my end goal I will work by taking my notes, asking questions in class, applying my didactic skills to clinical, using outside resources and studying my material every day that is needed. I like to take notes before class and after class to highlight the key points. Furthermore, using outside resources and watching videos has also been utilized after class as well. For me to learn best I need multiple ways of reading such as tactile, visual and audio. By learning what works best for me I have been able to stay organized and confident with my studies. I have learned so much through my classes and the resources my professors have supplied me. By completing the ATI nurse logic modules I learned key ways to study and to take a break before an exam. The nights that I have stayed up all night before an exam were the times I didn’t perform as well as watching a movie or completing stress-free activities. The more stressed I am the less likely I am to attain the information I am looking at. That is something that the modules has taught me and has improved my testing skills drastically. I also learned that putting a little bit of studying in each day is more beneficial then cramming for hours on one day.
