Looking back on my individual performance profiles for each ATI I took and looking over the preparation for licensure eportfolio posts, I realize that I have improved in my test taking abilities. I have set goals throughout this experience to make sure I keep my focus, to read each question thoroughly, and to prepare for any proctored ATI exams by looking over practice questions the week before. I noticed that I did work to achieve those goals, however I started to burn out toward the end because when we have a lot of ATIs at once, my mind has trouble staying focused throughout. I know that I will take all the goals I have set throughout the semester and apply them to our final ATI exams of the semester.

When it comes to remediation and looking over content gaps that I missed, I feel as though I improved on this. I improved by being able to know what information to look up when I am remediating. I figured out what key points I should be including to help me on my next ATI exams. It also made me realize if there were any content gaps that were consistent throughout multiple ATI exams, and I found that there were at times. That made me realize that I need to focus more when remediating on those topics or look at different information when writing my three points.

With self-care during the ATI exams, I would sit down and complete the whole exam and then feel burnt out by the end. I figured that taking breaks during the exam would help keep my focus, but I have learned that it takes my focus away. When I take breaks, I get pulled out of the groove and I will end up taking too many breaks. I am glad that I learned that through taking practice ATIs. When I am about to take an exam, I will sit in a quiet area and put all my focus into the test for as long as I can. I also would plan ahead and pick a day and time that I would take the ATI in order to mentally prepare for that. For example, the ATI comp practices are very long, so I made sure to plan ahead and pick a time where I would have focus throughout all 150 questions.

As tedious as the ATI remediations and eportfolios can be, I learned a lot from completing them and really being able to reflect back on my performance when taking exams. The NCLEX is a big exam that we have to take to get our license, so being able to better understand yourself as a test taker prior to taking that exam is very helpful. I will use what I learn when I am practicing for taking the NCLEX to make sure I get all of the information I need to succeed.