My finalized resume is not complete yet due to taking the summer class. I will update when the final resume is complete.

A Clinical Exemplar is a descriptive story of a nursing encounterwith a patient, family, or other clinical situation that serves a number of purposes inprofessional nursing career advancement. It is a reflective practice that supports nursingknowledge development. This piece below talks about an interaction I had with an older adult with a different culture than … [Read more…]

At the beginning of the semester I was reading over the question one time, changing my answers frequently, and getting distracted by my environment. Now I feel more confident in my test taking abilities as I have been able to adapt these weaknesses into strengths. I now read the question over another time and try … [Read more…]

I was deeply disappointed with my results for the ATI comprehensive exam. Although I believe it was an isolated event and perhaps question fatigue may have played a role, I still do believe that I need to brush up on med-surg material in order to perform better. I did not take any breaks during the … [Read more…]

Working through this class I learned many aspects of working with the gerontological population. One big aspect that this class maintains throughout the course is to always respect the gerontological individual. Although it is not as common anymore, many healthcare providers can take liberties with these patients. Especially in nursing homes, the clients can be … [Read more…]

This week I was focusing on working more efficiently throughout my test taking. I find myself fatigued when going through the questions and this leads to silly errors and fixable mistakes. This week, I felt more confident with the material so I took 40 seconds per question and that felt like a proper time allotment. … [Read more…]

This week was the maternity newborn adaptive ATI test. My goals were to try and work on silly mistakes, as well as implementing proper answer elimination strategies. I felt as though I had very minimal “silly” mistakes this week. This allowed me to feel more confident in my answering. I also felt this week that … [Read more…]

This week’s ATI exam made me feel confident in my NCLEX practice. This exam I received a score of 78% out of 150 questions. I recognized most to all of the questions and I felt comfortable during the exam process. I was able to complete all 150 questions in one sitting which is a rarity … [Read more…]

This week’s assessment was another practice pharmacology assessment similar to last week. I went in with the same game plan as last week and I really felt as though I was familiar with all of the questions. I do still think that pharmacology is a lot of information and tough to grasp at times a … [Read more…]

I intend on becoming licensed by examination in Connecticut. Connecticut is not a nurse licensure compact state.  The application to test for CT is only online and no paper applications will be accepted. In order to apply for testing, the applicant must complete a nursing program that meets the Connecticut State Agencies outline. The applicant … [Read more…]