Test success : test-taking techniques for beginning nursing students

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Inside Front Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Preface Reviewers Contributors Acknowledgments Contents How to Use This Book to Maximize Success Chapter 1 Empowerment DEVELOP A POSITIVE MENTAL ATTITUDE Establish a Positive Internal Locus of Control Challenge Negative Thoughts Use Controlled Breathing (Diaphragmatic Breathing) Desensitize Yourself to the Fear Response Perform Muscle Relaxation Use Imagery Overprepare for a Test Exercise Regularly ESTABLISH CONTROL BEFORE AND DURING THE TEST Manage Your Daily Routine Before the Test Manage Your Study Habits Before the Test Manage Your Travel the Day of the Test Manage the Supplies You Need for the Test Manage Your Personal Comfort Manage the Test Environment Maintain a Positive Mental Attitude Manage Your Physical and Emotional Responses SUMMARY Chapter 2 Critical Thinking DEFINITION OF CRITICAL THINKING CRITICAL THINKING IN NURSING Left-Hemisphere and Right-Hemisphere Brain Information Processing Clinical Judgments Levels of Critical Thinking PRACTICE CRITICAL THINKING Strategies to Employ in Critical Thinking Activities to Improve Critical Thinking APPLY CRITICAL THINKING TO MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS Identify the Key Concept Being Tested Avoid Reading Into the Question Study the Rationales for the Right and Wrong Answers Change the Focus of the Question Study in a Small Group SUMMARY ANSWERS AND RATIONALES FOR SAMPLE ITEMS IN CHAPTER 2 Chapter 3 Time Management TIME MANAGEMENT EQUALS SELF-MANAGEMENT TAKE THE TIME TO ASSESS YOUR TIME-MANAGEMENT ABILITIES Assessment of Inconsistencies Between Values and Behavior Personal Time/Activity Journal Self-Assessment of Barriers to Productivity MAXIMIZE YOUR PRODUCTIVITY Identify Goals Set Priorities Get Organized Develop Self-Discipline Achieve a Personal Balance Delegate Overcome Procrastination SUMMARY Chapter 4 Study Techniques GENERAL STUDY TECHNIQUES Establish a Routine Set Shortand Long-Term Goals Simulate a Testing Environment Control Internal and External Distractors Prepare for Class Take Class Notes Identify Learning Domains Capture Moments of Time Use Appropriate Resources Balance Sacrifices and Rewards SPECIFIC STUDY TECHNIQUES RELATED TO COGNITIVE LEVELS OF NURSING QUESTIONS Knowledge Questions Comprehension Questions Application Questions Analysis Questions SUMMARY ANSWERS AND RATIONALES FOR SAMPLE ITEMS IN CHAPTER 4 Chapter 5 The Multiple-Choice Question COMPONENTS OF A MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTION THE STEM The Stem That Is a Complete Sentence The Stem That Is an Incomplete Sentence The Stem With Positive Polarity The Stem With Negative Polarity THE OPTIONS The Option That Is a Sentence The Option That Completes the Sentence Begun in the Stem The Option That Is an Incomplete Sentence The Option That Is a Word SUMMARY ANSWERS AND RATIONALES FOR SAMPLE ITEMS IN CHAPTER 5 Chapter 6 The Nursing Process ASSESSMENT Collect Data Verify Data Document Information About Assessments ANALYSIS Cluster Data Interpret Data Identify and Communicate Nursing Diagnoses Collect Additional Data PLANNING Identify Goals Project Expected Outcomes Set Priorities Identify Interventions Ensure That Health-Care Needs Will Be Met Appropriately Modify the Plan of Care as Needed Collaborate With Other Health-Care Team Members IMPLEMENTATION Legal Parameters of Nursing Interventions Types of Nursing Interventions EVALUATION Identify Client Responses (Actual Outcomes) Compare Actual Outcomes With Expected Outcomes to Determine Goal Achievement Analyze Factors That Affect Actual Outcomes of Care Modify the Plan of Care SUMMARY ANSWERS AND RATIONALES FOR SAMPLE ITEMS IN CHAPTER 6 Chapter 7 Test-Taking Techniques SPECIFIC TEST-TAKING TECHNIQUES Identify the Word in the Stem That Indicates Negative Polarity Identify the Word in the Stem That Sets a Priority Identify Key Words in the Stem That Direct Attention to Content Identify the Central Person in the Question Identify Client-Centered Options Identify Specific Determiners in Options Identify Opposites in Options Identify Equally Plausible or Unique Options Identify the Global Option Identify Duplicate Facts Among Options Identify Options That Deny Clients’ Feelings, Concerns, or Needs Use Multiple Test-Taking Techniques GENERAL TEST-TAKING TECHNIQUES Follow Your Regular Routine the Night Before a Test Arrive Early for the Examination Bring the Appropriate Tools Understand All the Directions for the Test Before Starting Manage the Allotted Time to Your Advantage Concentrate on the Simple Before the Complex Avoid Reading Into the Question Make Educated Guesses Maintain a Positive Mental Attitude Check Your Answers and Answer Sheet SUMMARY ANSWERS AND RATIONALES FOR SAMPLE ITEMS IN CHAPTER 7 Chapter 8 Testing Formats Other Than Multiple-Choice Questions STRUCTURED-RESPONSE QUESTIONS Multiple-Response Questions True-False Questions Matching Questions RESTRICTED-RESPONSE QUESTIONS Completion Questions Short-Answer Questions EXTENDED ESSAY QUESTIONS Learning to Write Writing to Learn PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL ALTERNATE QUESTION FORMATS REFLECTIVE OF NCLEX Fill-in-the-Blank Calculation Items Hot Spot Items Graphic Items Drag and Drop/Ordered Response Items Multiple Response Items Exhibit Items Multimedia in Multiple-Choice and Alternate Format Items SUMMARY ANSWERS AND RATIONALES FOR SAMPLE ITEMS IN CHAPTER 8 Chapter 9 Computer Applications in Education and Evaluation THE COMPUTER AS A RESOURCE TOOL THE COMPUTER AS AN INFORMATION MANAGER THE COMPUTER AS AN INSTRUCTOR THE COMPUTER AS A TOOL FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION THE COMPUTER AS A SIMULATOR THE COMPUTER AS AN EVALUATOR SUMMARY Chapter 10 Analyze Your Test Performance INFORMATION-PROCESSING ANALYSIS TOOL CORRECTIVE ACTION GUIDE FOR THE INFORMATIONPROCESSING ANALYSIS TOOL Corrective Action Guide for Processing Errors in the Information-Processing Analysis Tool Corrective Action Guide for Personal Performance Trends in the Information-Processing Analysis Tool KNOWLEDGE ANALYSIS TOOL CORRECTIVE ACTION GUIDE FOR THE KNOWLEDGE ANALYSIS TOOL Corrective Action Guide for Gaps in Knowledge in the Knowledge Analysis Tool Corrective Action Guide for Incorrect Application of the Nursing Process in the Knowledge Analysis Tool SUMMARY Chapter 11 Practice Questions With Answers and Rationales WORLD OF THE CLIENT AND NURSE QUESTIONS The World of the Client and Nurse Answers and Rationales COMMON THEORIES RELATED TO MEETING CLIENTS’ BASIC HUMAN NEEDS QUESTIONS Common Theories Related to Meeting Clients' Basic Needs Answers and Rationales COMMUNICATION AND MEETING CLIENTS’ EMOTIONAL NEEDS QUESTIONS Communcation and Meeting Clients' Emotional Needs Answers and Rationales PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT OF CLIENTS QUESTIONS Physical Assessment of Clients Answers and Rationales MEETING CLIENTS’ PHYSICAL SAFETY AND MOBILITY NEEDS QUESTIONS Meeting Clients' Physical Safety and Mobility Needs Answers and Rationales MEETING CLIENTS’ HYGIENE, PAIN, COMFORT, REST, AND SLEEP NEEDS QUESTIONS Meeting Clients' Hygiene, Pain, Comfort, Rest, and Sleep Needs Answers and Rationales MEETING CLIENTS’ FLUID, ELECTROLYTE, AND NUTRITIONAL NEEDS QUESTIONS Meeting Clients' Fluid, Electrolyte, and Nutritional Needs Answers and Rationales MEETING CLIENTS’ ELIMINATION NEEDS QUESTIONS Meeting Clients' Elimination Needs Answers and Rationales MEETING CLIENTS’ OXYGEN NEEDS QUESTIONS Meeting Clients' Oxygen Needs Answers and Rationales ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATIONS QUESTIONS Administration of Medications Answers and Rationales MEETING THE NEEDS OF PERIOPERATIVE CLIENTS AND CLIENTS WITH WOUNDS QUESTIONS Meeting the Needs of Perioperative Clients and Clients with Wounds Answers and Rationales MEETING CLIENTS’ MICROBIOLOGICAL SAFETY NEEDS QUESTIONS Meeting Clients' Microbiological Safety Needws Answers and Rationales MEETING THE NEEDS OF CLIENTS IN THE COMMUNITY SETTING QUESTIONS Meeting the Needs of Clients in the Community Setting Answers and Rationales PHARMACOLOGY QUESTIONS Pharmacology Answers and Rationales Chapter 12 Comprhensive Final Book Exam QUESTIONS Comprehensive Final Book Exam Answers and Rationales Bibliography Glossary of English Words Commonly Encountered on Nursing Examinations Illustration Credits Index