Additional Pyramid Strategies
Chapter 12 Additional Pyramid Strategies In addition to all the test-taking strategies that you have reviewed so far in this book, you can use other helpful strategies to assist in…
Alternate Item Formats
Chapter 5 Alternate Item Formats Introduction An important strategy for success during your nursing program and for the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX®) is to become as familiar as possible…
Questions Requiring Prioritization
Chapter 8 Questions Requiring Prioritization Be prepared! Many test questions in the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX®) require you to use the skill of prioritizing nursing actions. Most prioritizing questions…
Fundamental Skills Questions
Chapter 13 Fundamental Skills Questions 1. The nurse develops a plan of care for a newly hospitalized client who reports difficulty sleeping. The nurse plans to implement which best intervention?…
Leadership/Management Questions
Chapter 20 Leadership/Management Questions 176. The charge nurse is observing a new nursing graduate perform an ear irrigation to remove impacted cerumen from the client’s ear. The charge nurse should…
Communication Questions
Chapter 10 Communication Questions Communication is a process in which information is exchanged, either verbally or nonverbally, between two or more individuals. According to the National Council of State Boards…
Pharmacology, Medication, and Intravenous Calculation Questions
Chapter 11 Pharmacology, Medication, and Intravenous Calculation Questions Pharmacology is one of the most difficult nursing content areas to master. One reason it is so difficult is because of the…
How to Avoid “Reading into the Question”
Chapter 6 How to Avoid “Reading into the Question” One of the pitfalls that can cause a problem when trying to answer a question correctly is “reading into the question.”…
Positive and Negative Event Queries
Chapter 7 Positive and Negative Event Queries The questions presented on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX®) are written to include either a positive or a negative event query. Primarily,…
Leading and Managing, Delegating, and Assignment-Making Questions
Chapter 9 Leading and Managing, Delegating, and Assignment-Making Questions The nurse is both a leader and a manager. As a leader and a manager, the nurse needs to assume many…
