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While reading and learning about the Testing and Remediation section on ATI I came to learn more about alternate forms of testing. More often than not when given an exam it has been multiple choice where if you don’t know the answer you have a 25% chance of getting the question right. We have begun to move away from this within my exams as even now multiple choice has 5 or even 6 options. This can be related to the nursing profession as you will come across situations that aren’t going to have only four options to choose from. Situations in the nursing field will require you to use different nursing processes to fill in the blanks, listen to sounds, and back tract to figure out what the best route of care for that patient will be.

This module helps reinforce some of the knowledge I have begun to learn in my nursing classes. Where exams are going to have more than just multiple choice. You need to go back and practice, read the questions once and then for a second time, and most importantly, be sure to read each and every answer thoroughly. Highlight and mark the important information if in a test question or even a patient chart. I am most excited about labs and clinical with the hands-on experience to be able to reinforce my learning in the classroom. More recently while starting clinicals I am using the nursing frameworks to assess the patients I am meeting to try and map out how to best help them from only the information I gather while being there. It is all great practice in critical thinking and being able to implement the knowledge I am gaining in class and using it in clinical practice.

After reviewing the Priority Setting Frameworks ATI module this module helped reinforce my prior knowledge of priority setting as a nurse. When it comes to a nurse choosing a priority assignment there are many different concepts and frameworks that are incorporated. The biggest framework being ABC, airway, breathing, and circulation. When choosing between two patients to prioritize you use the module to assess the ABC’s and then if one patient has their airway obstructed, they become the priority. Diving deeper you have Maslow’s triangle as well as acute vs chronic, safety risk and reduction as well as the nursing process. Most of this module was a review of what I have learned in my fundamentals of nursing as well as in my adult health course, which I am excited to have all in one location where I can go back and review. 

The newest material I learned about was survival potential during a mass casualty event. There are four different classes of injuries to help prioritize injury treatment in relation to a situation where time and materials are limited. This was interesting to learn about because there is a possibility that an event like this could happen and having the knowledge on how to prioritize in an emergency is important. I will continue to learn and reflect on each of the nursing priority frameworks as each of them play such an important role in quality nursing care. Coming back to this ATI module is an important tool as well as they can all be found in one place, with descriptions, examples, and diagrams. From this module I got a stronger understanding of how to prioritize patient care and can utilize this material in clinical/class, and I am excited to do so.