Nursing Module 1: Testing and Remediation
This module helped me learn how be successful in preparing and taking tests and the NCLEX. Taking apart the questions helps to apply critical reading skills. The first part is considered the “stem” which consists of the scenario, the question, the person of focus, and any key words. It is important to identify these objectives after reading each question. The other part of the tests consists of the options which is the answers that are chosen from to determine the correct choice. The two types of options include the distractors and the keys. Distractors are basically fillers while the keys are choices that could potentially be correct. The dissection of the “stem” and elimination of certain options can be applied to any type of question that the test has to offer. Learning the different ways to narrow down answers by eliminating distractors after dissecting the “stem” of the problem, will help in passing the NCLEX. The NCLEX will help to determine if I have the knowledge and skills to become an entry-level nurse once I earn a bachelor’s in the science of nursing.
There are NCLEX tips also offered in this module. One that really stuck out to me is to remediate. Remediating is a main concept that is acknowledged throughout this module. Remediation for a test includes identifying strengths and weaknesses. This is an important part of test taking because it can help narrow down what needs to be focused on while studying. However, remediation can also be incorporated into a nursing culture. Nurses make mistakes sometimes and that is how we learn from it. Society can sometimes put an extremely high standard on nurses and expect perfection. To avoid burnout, nurses must understand that it is near impossible to reach this standard and that having weaknesses are okay. Remediation will identify these weaknesses and allow improvement throughout a career.
Nursing Module 2: Nursing Concept:
The “Nursing Concepts” module identifies the “ATI Helix of Success”. It consists of ten horizontal bars that represent concepts that supports the vertical strands of knowledge and clinical judgement. The ten concepts are client-centered care, interdisciplinary collaboration, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, informatics, safety, client education, professionalism, leadership, and priority setting. There are multiple stages of nursing: beginning as a novice nurse, and hopefully reaching the professional nurse stage. Each stage will add on more clinical experience and knowledge to broaden the concepts of my “helix”. This helix does a great job in portraying how well-rounded nurses think. There are some parts of nursing that simply cannot be taught, including empathy in client-centered care or integrity in leadership. These concepts can be built on through clinical experiences that affect you as a person. It is important, as a nurse, to understand that there needs to be a balance in all these concepts in order to fulfill the ideal knowledge and clinical judgement necessary.
As I go through nursing school, there will be information added to each of these concepts. New information added to each concept will allow me to be able to think more like a nurse. The idea of the helix allowed me to understand that nursing is all about learning. Even nurses in their professional stage will have information that can be added to their helix. The combination of all the helix concepts will help me excel as a nurse. With that being said, it is essential that, no matter which stage of nursing I am at, that I am always open to learning. Open mindedness is key in a nursing culture as it allows more knowledge, feelings, and experiences to be added into your own “helix”, creating a versatile nurse.
Excellent work Emma! I enjoyed reading your thoughts; remember to keep them focused on your learning, not a summary of the module. My only critique is that it is hard for me to read (old eyes) because there is not a lot of contrast between the font and the white background…something to think about!