Exit this survey NLC Test Taking Techniques Ch7 S10 1. Default Section Question Title * 1. Before you attempt to answer a test question, it is helpful to do the following: a) Read the stem to determine what it is asking b) Paraphrase the stem in your own words c) Try to answer the question in your own words before looking at the options d) Read all of the options carefully before you select your answer e) All of the above Question Title * 2. Which words in the stem indicate it is looking for a truthful answer (positive polarity). When the question asks you to: a) Identify an exception b) Recognize unacceptable nursing actions c) Identify an action that should be implemented d) Detect an error Question Title * 3. All of the following help us to identify words in the stem which set a priority, except: a) Recognizing that all the options may be appropriate nursing care, but only one of the options is the most important b) Physiologic needs must be met before higher level needs c) Patient readiness to learn must be assessed first before teaching can begin d) Implementation is the first step a nurse should take when caring for a patient Question Title * 4. Choose the answer that is false: a) Sometimes an important word in the stem will be incorporated into the correct answer b) The patient is always the central person in the question c) Usually, equally plausible options are distractors and can be eliminated from consideration d) Statements that use all-inclusive terms like 'never' and 'only' are usually false Question Title * 5. Select (choose) a good strategy to use when taking a test: a) If you are unsure of the correct answer, try to reduce the number of options, and then make an educated guess b) Don't waste time reading the directions, get right to the test c) Tackle the difficult questions first, while your mind is fresh d) If you find options 'a' or 'b' is a good answer, choose it and move on e) All of the above Done