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Testing Strategies

1. What is this question really asking me?

   1. Define EVERYTHING: vs, lab values, put it into your own words

   2. Essential, First, Priority

   3. Highlight words

2. Am I looking for true or false

   1. True:

      1. Demonstrate understanding

      2. Actions I want to take

      3. Essential item

   2. False:

      1. Requires internvetion

      2. Requires follow uo

      3. Incorrect item

      4. Inessential items

3. Phrase the answer choices as true or false questions

   1. More than one choice

      1. They could all be right.. only one could be right

   2. Single choice

      1. Compare two answers at a time

Eliminate what you know is wrong first

• If you KNOW one of the answer choices is wrong - Eliminate it from the get go

• TRUST YOUR GUT.

• Take it one answer choice at a time

• SLOW DOWN

If part of the answer is wrong, the whole answer is wrong

Opposites can’t attract

• I cant

  • Hold the dose and administer the dose

• The client cannot be both

  • Bradycardic and tachycardic

Don’t know it? Dont guess it

Least invasive > Most invasive