I was nervous to take this ATI adaptive exam because there are so many medications and we had taken pharmacology so long ago. I was surprised to see how many medications that I remembered and recognized. Even though I may have recognized some drugs, it did not mean that I knew the correct information needed in order to answer the question. I need to work on looking over medications and the information that goes along with each one. When thinking about the medications I find myself getting overwhelmed due to all the information but based on the questions asked I feel as though I should focus on any big take aways from each medication. For example, some medications have major side effects, and some have major contraindications or react with a certain drug. These are the topics I will try to focus on when studying drugs. I also feel as though my preceptor experience has increased my knowledge on medications, as I found myself recognizing them from knowledge obtained in the hospital setting. I started to lose focus during the end of the exam, so for the next test I take I will make sure to take a break if I am losing focus.

            Regarding SMART goals for my next assessment, I want to accomplish taking the full assessment with 100% of my focus, so that I know that my grade is the best I could get. I will measure this by how I did on the assessment along with how I feel afterwards. I can accomplish this goal by recognizing that I am not able to put 100% of my attention into answering these questions in order to realize I need to take a step back and reset. This seems like a simple and achievable goal, and I would like to be able to do this for my next assessment.