NURS MISC Fundamentals Success 3e/TOP SCORE

Contents 1. Fundamentals of Critical Thinking Related to Test Taking............................................................................................................................1 INT RO DUCTION................................................................................................................................1 Definition of Critical Thinking..................................................................................................1 MAXIMIZE YOUR CRITICAL-THINKING ABILITIES.................................................................6 Be Positive: You Can Do It!......................................................................................................6 OVERCOME BARRIERS TO A POSITIVE MENTAL ATTITUDE........................................................6 Be Reflective: You Need to Take One Step Backward Before Taking Two Steps Forward! ....................................................................................................6 OVERCOME BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE REFLECTION....................................................................9 Be Inquisitive: If You Don’t Go There, You’ll Never Get Anywhere!...............................9 OVERCOME BARRIERS TO BEING INQUISITIVE ........................................................................10 Be Creative: You Must Think Outside the Box!.................................................................11 OVERCOME BARRIERS TO CREATIVITY .....................................................................................11 CRITICAL THINKING APPLIED TO TEST TAKING ................................................................12 Educational Domains...............................................................................................................12 Components of a Multiple-Choice Question.......................................................................12 Cognitive Levels of Nursing Questions ................................................................................13 CRITICAL-THINKING STRATEGY TO ANSWER MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS: THE RACE MODEL............................................................................................13 Knowledge Questions: Remember Information!................................................................14 COGNITIVE REQUIREMENTS......................................................................................................14 USE A CRITICAL-THINKING STRATEGY TO ANSWER KNOWLEDGE-LEVEL