Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Easy and Effective Test Taking Strategies for Board Exams Rule 2

 & Easy and Effective Test Taking Strategies for Board Exams RULE 2
                                                  
    CAREFUL READING IN EVERY QUESTION

CAUTIOUSLY READ THE OPTIONS AND BE AWARE TO SPECIF DETAILS. Focus on “What exactly is being asked?” A well formed multiple-choice question is purposely stated, given that only information required making the question or problem clear and detailed. Careful reading of details in the stem can offer important clues to the right option.

Scores on tests are sturdily affected by reading ability. In answering a test item, you must begin by cautiously reading the stem and then asking yourself the following questions:
«                      What is the question actually asking?
«                      What information appropriate to answering this question is incorporated in the stem?
«                      How would I ask this question in my own words?

Deal with the question as it is stated, with no reading anything into it or making guess about it. Answer the question in conditions of what is accurately being asked, not the one you would like to answer. For easy recall items the self-questioning procedure will typically be accomplished rapidly. For more compound items the self-questioning procedure may take longer, however it may help you in clarifying the item and choose the best answer.
            
Ask yourself the following questions:
                  “Is there an option that is similar to the one I thought of?”
                  “Is this option the best, most complete answer to the question?        “
For each option, answer “YES” or “NO” according to whether it fits or answers the question in the stem.

Example 1:
A male client is told that he will no longer be able to ingest alcohol if he wants to live. To effect a change in his behavior while he is in the hospital, the nurse should attempt to:
a.    Help the client set short-term dietary goals.
b.    Discuss his hopes and dreams for the future
c.    Discuss the pathophysiology of the liver with him.
d.    Withhold approval until the client agrees to stop drinking.

The specific clause “to effect a change in his behavior while he is in the hospital”… is crucial. Option a, the correct answer, may perhaps result in an obvious behavioral change while the client is hospitalized; for example, he might define ways attain short-term goals linking to diet and alcohol while in the hospitals.
Option b does not actually relate to his alcoholism. Option c may be part of educating the alcoholic, but you might not expect a behavioral change visible in the hospital to come out from this discussion. Option d rejects the client as well as his behavior instead of only his behavior.

            Example 2:
The nurse assessing a client in labor recognizes that the sign most diagnostic of effectiveness of labor is:
a.    Rupture of BOW
b.    Passage of mucus plug
c.    Cervical dilation
d.    Increasing intensity of pain
Answer: C. The key word is effectiveness of labor. Choice C answers the questions BEST.
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