Test Taking Strategies

Eating ____________ prior to exam will best eliminate any potential hypoglycemia concerns

Questions asking "Which response indicates a need for further teaching" are which type of question?

If two of the answers are opposites, like tachycardia and bradycardia, one of the two choices is usually correct

ABC strategy stands for Airway Breathing Carbon dioxide

Read ________ before answering

Everything a nurse does is about

While preparing to take the NCLEX, you will complete thousands of sample questions

You walk into a room and find a patient on the floor. What do you do first?

Questions using words such as initial, first, and best are asking for your prioritizing skills.

"Overanalysis and reading too much into answer choices kills NCLEX test-takers" is another way to say

_______ is a priority!

When you come across a difficult question and you cannot immediately identify the answer you should (SATA)

You can utilize the pause feature during an exam to close your eyes, reset your breathing or just relax a minute

'Go with your gut' means (SATA)

Do these things before an exam (SATA)

A prioritizing strategy is

__________ should always be done before planning or implementing any interventions.

All are ways to manage your stress except:

Earplugs and fidget spinners may help decrease some of your test anxiety

Using the "grammatically correct" test taking tip: Communicating with a male client who is deaf will be facilitated by:

"Distractors" are answers that delay care, are not patient focused, etc and should never be selected

The strategy that involves choosing the answer that encompasses the other answers

Choose the _______________intervention/answer first.

______________ needs are always the priority

Keywords to avoid include all except

Only the RN can assess and teach

If two answers are similar or alike, choose the best one

Answering a question, you should begin by reading the stem and then asking yourself the following questions: (SATA)

__________________ never ends

When answering a SATA question, it is helpful to use the true or false technique for each answer

Being "prepared" for an exam includes all the following except

You can always go back and review questions you may be unsure of

After receiving report on your four patients, which would you assess first?

The focus of care should always be on the patient. The opinions of coworkers or physicians are not as important.

Restraints are always the LAST option

It's acceptable to choose an answer that leaves a patient alone - just for a quick second.