Exam (elaborations) SAUNDERS STRATEGIES FOR TEST SUCCESS Passing Nursing School & NCLEX Exam Linda A Silvestri, Angela E Silvestri

SAUNDERS STRATEGIES FOR TEST SUCCESS Passing Nursing School & NCLEX Exam Linda A Silvestri, Angela E Silvestri SAUNDERS STRATEGIES FOR TEST SUCCESS Passing Nursing School & NCLEX Exam 6TH EDITION by Linda Anne Silvestri, Angela E. Silvestri ISBN 1: 1943 ISBN 2: 2155 IMPRINT: SAUNDERS PUBLISHED DATE: 16TH JUNE 2019 623 PAGES Saunders Strategies for Test Success Passing Nursing School and the NCLEX® Exam SIXTH EDITION Linda Anne Silvestri, PhD, RN Adjunct Professor of Nursing, Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island President, Nursing Reviews, Inc. and Professional Nursing, Seminars, Inc., Henderson, Nevada Elsevier Consultant, HESI NCLEX-RN® and NCLEX-PN® Live Review Courses Angela E. Silvestri, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE Assistant Professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada ASSOCIATE EDITOR Eileen H. Gray, DNP, RN, CPNP Adjunct Professor of Nursing, Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island HESI NCLEX-RN® and NCLEX-PN® Live Review Course Instructor Table of Contents Instructions for online access Cover image Title page Quick Reference Guide to Strategies Copyright Dedication About the Authors Contributors Previous Reviewers Preface Acknowledgments Part I. Study and Test Preparation Chapter 1. Preparing for Nursing Examinations When and Why Are Nursing Exams Administered? The Beginning Nursing Student: What Should You Think About? What Can You Expect on Nursing Exams? Your Course Syllabus: Why Is It Important? How Can You Best Use Your Textbook to Get Ready for a Nursing Exam? Classroom Notes: How Can You Best Use Them? Study Guides Study Groups Standardized Testing: Why Is It So Important? Chapter 2. Developing Study Skills What Are Good Study Skills? How Do You Identify and Plan Your Study Times? What Study Habits Do You Need to Develop? What Study Skills Are Important? When Should You Start to Study for an Exam? Will a Study Group Work for You? Chapter 3. Reducing Test Anxiety What Is Test Anxiety? How Can You Know If You Have Test Anxiety? What Causes Test Anxiety? What Will Help Prevent Test Anxiety? What Can You Do When You Are Experiencing Test Anxiety? What Is Positive Pampering and Why Is It Important? What Should You Do the Night Before the Exam? How Can You Control Your Test Anxiety Before the Exam? How Can You Control Your Test Anxiety During the Exam? That Positive Attitude: How Can You Maintain It? Chapter 4. NCLEX® Preparation Where Does Preparation Begin? The NCLEX Test Plan: Why Is It So Important? What Are the Steps for Preparing? Part II. Strategies for Success Chapter 5. Alternate Item Formats Introduction What Is an Alternate Item Format? What Test-Taking Strategies Are Helpful for Answering Fill-in-the- Blank Questions? What Test-Taking Strategies Are Helpful for Answering Multiple Response Questions? What Test-Taking Strategies Are Helpful for Answering Prioritizing (Ordered Response) Questions? What Test-Taking Strategies Are Helpful for Answering Figure/Illustration Questions? What Test-Taking Strategies Are Helpful for Answering Chart/Exhibit Questions? What Test-Taking Strategies Are Helpful for Answering Graphic Item Option Questions? What Test-Taking Strategies Are Helpful for Answering Audio or Video Questions? What Test-Taking Strategies Are Helpful for Answering Testlet (Case Study) Questions? Chapter 6. How to Avoid “Reading Into the Question” Clinical Reasoning/Clinical Judgment Ingredients of a Question Strategic Words or Strategic Phrases The Subject of the Question Using Nursing Knowledge and the Process of Elimination Chapter 7. Positive and Negative Event Queries Positive Event Queries Negative Event Queries Chapter 8. Questions Requiring Prioritization Prioritizing Priority Classification System Strategic Words or Strategic Phrases The ABCs Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Theory Nursing Process (Clinical Problem-Solving Process) Chapter 9. Leading and Managing, Delegating, and Assignment- Making Questions Delegation and Assignment-Making Time Management Chapter 10. Communication Questions How Are Communication Concepts Tested in a Question? What Guidelines Can Be Used to Answer Communication Questions? Communication Techniques Why Are Cultural Considerations Important? Other Cultural Considerations Sample Communication Questions Chapter 11. Pharmacology, Medication, and Intravenous Calculation Questions Pharmacology: General Guidelines to Follow Pharmacology: Assessment/Data Collection Guidelines Pharmacology: Assessment/Data Collection Guidelines to Follow Medication Effects Medication Names Medication Classifications Commonalities in Medication Names What Strategies Will Help When Answering Medication and Intravenous Calculation Questions? Chapter 12. Additional Pyramid Strategies Eliminating Options That Contain Closed-Ended Words: How Will This Help? Eliminating Options That Contain Medical Rather Than Nursing Interventions: How Will This Help? Eliminating Comparable or Alike Options: How Will This Help? Ensuring That All Parts of an Option Are Correct: How Will This Help? Selecting the Umbrella Option: How Will This Help? What Strategies Will Help When Answering Questions Related to Laboratory Values? Visualizing the Information in the Case Event, Question Query, and Options: How Will This Help? Looking for Concepts in the Question That Are Comparable or Alike to a Concept in One of the Options: How Will This Help? What Strategies Will Help When Answering Questions Related to Client Positioning? What Strategies Will Help When Answering Questions Related to Therapeutic Diets? What Strategies Will Help When Answering Questions Related to Disasters? Part III. Practice Tests Chapter 13. Foundations of Care Questions Chapter 14. Adult Health Questions Chapter 15. Mental Health Questions Chapter 16. Maternity Questions Chapter 17. Pediatric Questions Chapter 18. Pharmacology Questions Chapter 19. Delegating/Prioritizing Questions Chapter 20. Leadership/Management Questions Index Test-Taking Strategy Guide Quick Reference Guide to Strategies Alternate Item Formats, p. 32 How to Avoid “Reading into the Question,” p. 44 Clinical Reasoning, p. 44 Ingredients of a Question, p. 44; Also Refer to Inside Back Cover of This Book Words or Strategic Phrases, p. 48 Noting the Subject of the Question, p. 49; Also Refer to Last Page of This Book Using Nursing Knowledge and the Process of Elimination, p. 50 Determining If an Abnormality Exists, p. 51 Focusing on the Client of the Question, p. 53 Considering All Available Resources, p. 53 Positive and Negative Event Queries, p. 57 Questions Requiring Prioritization, p. 66; Also Refer to Inside Back Cover of This Book Strategic Words or Strategic Phrases, p. 69 The ABCs–Airway—Breathing—Circulation, p. 71 Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Theory, p. 72 The Steps of the Nursing Process (Clinical Problem- Solving Process), p. 75