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Many of the questions on the ATI knowledge and clinical judgement test were a review from classes. This module had a focus on nursing knowledge, critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and clinical judgement. The one thing I’d say that stuck out to me was a question regarding a living will. I’ve heard of what a living will was but didn’t know exactly what it meant. I thought a living will was financially related where if someone dies, then their money is passed to whoever they had in their will. Although, the definition I had in mind was meant for a last will. After taking the ATI exam, I learned a living will is how you want your end of life care treatment to be, in case you’re not able to express informed consent.
We will be talking about living wills, healthcare proxy, and end of life decision during the Leadership Course this fall.