Nursing Logic Module 3&4 Reflection

Module 3

Priority setting- this module went through each step of the nursing process and how it differs from a RN to an LPN with the step of assessment not being present for the LPN. The next process discussed was the ABC’s of airway, breathing and circulation explaining the ranking and what support the nurse can provide to fix that stage or help the client reach their maximum potential in that area. Safety and risk reduction methods include keeping the focus of safety of the patient and all parties involved, doing least restrictive methods first of preventing harm to client or caregivers by reducing injury. Some interventions to ensure safety include utilizing supervision and sitters in the facility, using alarms on the bed to make sure patients don’t ambulate without supervision. In addition, when treating a patient do least invasive interventions first prior to becoming more invasive such as inserting catheters or other devices which can bring on the increased risk of infection since a foreign object was inserted into the body as a part of the care. The next framework is the patient survival potential that can be used in trauma and emergency situations that helps rank a patient in their likelihood to survive and assigns priority for treatment. Relating all patient care back to these set frameworks can help nurses and other health professionals set priority when treating patients and help in hard decision making about seeing one patient first over another, deciding with acute vs chronic, urgent vs nonurgent and unstable vs stable. Lots of factors go into setting priority, but this is all important in deciding what patient to see first and knowing how to interpret the information to do so. 

Module 4

Testing and remediation – this module identified strategies and ways to be successful in nursing examinations developed by professors and the NCLEX exam. Setting realistic expectations and realizing good habits to do leading up to the exam is important so that you can have the best possible outcome. One area of information that was new to me was analyzing the component of a test question into the stem and options. Taking apart a test item piece by piece can be a successful test strategy if done correctly as it will point to the correct answer once it is determined what is being asked. Different ways can be utilized to mark up the answer choices based on the student’s confidence level with thinking that it is the correct choice. Finding what works for you is critical for success and to stick with the same code so that no accidental mistakes are made. Remembering that a nursing student typically never gets all questions correct is important and allows the person to recognize what areas improvement must be made so that learning can continue. In the areas that need to be worked on, it might be useful to go back to the strategies identified early in this module to take notes more efficiently, read prior to lecture and study ahead of the day before the exam. The alternate format styles on the NCLEX section was interesting to learn about since I assumed all questions were multiple choice, instead of the multiple response, fill in the blank, drag and drop, hot spot, exhibit, graphic and audio format styles. Learning more about the NCLEX was good to hear about since I didn’t know too much about the format of the exam and to learn tips to start practicing with on practice problems and tests.