Use proven strategies to prepare for nursing school tests and the NCLEX® exam! Saunders 2022-2023 Clinical Judgment and Test-Taking Strategies: Passing Nursing School and the NCLEX® Exam, 7th Edition provides tools to help you overcome test anxiety, develop study skills, and improve test scores. You’ll gain insight into key nursing areas such as clinical judgment, prioritization, leading and managing, communication, and pharmacology. In the book and on the Evolve website, 1,200 practice questions represent all question types ― including alternate item formats and new Next Generation NCLEX®-style test items. Written by leading NCLEX experts Linda Anne and Angela Silvestri, this essential resource offers the practical tips and realistic practice you need to succeed on any exam!
Test-taking strategies help students find the correct answer to all types of test questions.
Pyramid Pointsidentify content that is important to know in preparing for the NCLEX® examination.
Fun, full-color design features lots of sample questions, cartoons, and bold designs to help engage visual learners.
1,200 practice questions are included in the book and on the Evolve website, with each illustrating a test-taking strategy and including the correct answer, rationales for correct and incorrect options, a tip for the nursing student, and question codes.
Categorization of questions by beginning, intermediate, or advanced level makes this book a useful tool throughout the nursing program.
UNIQUE! Tip for the Nursing Student is provided with every practice question to help students learn content, develop clinical judgment, and master test-taking skills.
UNIQUE! Student-to-Student Tips highlight real-life strategies that have helped other students successfully complete nursing school and pass the NCLEX® exam.
Practice question categories on Evolve include the level of cognitive ability, client needs, integrated process, clinical judgment/cognitive skill, content area, priority concepts, alternate item formats, and strategy.
NEW! Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) case studies and practice questions are included on the Evolve website, preparing students for the changes to the NCLEX® exam.
Author(s): Linda Anne Silvestri, Angela Elizabeth Silvestri, Eileen H. Gray
Edition: 7
Publisher: Elsevier
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 274
City: St. Louis
Front Cover
Saunders 2022-2023 Clinical Judgment and Test-Taking Strategies: Passing Nursing School and the NCLEX® Exam
Table of Contents
Copyright Page
About the Authors
Contributors
Previous Reviewers
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I: Study and Test Preparation
Chapter 1. Clinical Judgment and Nursing Examinations
Clinical Judgment and Next Generation NCLEX® Items
Clinical Judgment Measurement Model and Cognitive Skills
NGN Item Types
Types of Case Studies
When and Why Are Nursing Exams Administered?
The Beginning Nursing Student: What Should You Think About?
What Can You Expect on Nursing Exams?
Your Course Syllabus: Why Is It Important?
What “Smart Study” Tips Can You Use for Your Nursing Courses and to Get Ready for a Nursing Exam?
Classroom Notes: How Can You Best Use Them?
Study Guides
Study Groups
Standardized Testing: Why Is It So Important?
Chapter 2. Developing Study Skills
What Are Good Study Skills?
How Do You Identify and Plan Your Study Times?
What Smart Study Habits Do You Need to Develop?
What Study Skills Are Important?
When Should You Start to Study for an Exam?
Will a Study Group Work for You?
What Is Test Anxiety?
How Can You Know If You Have Test Anxiety?
What Causes Test Anxiety?
Chapter 3. Reducing Test Anxiety
What Is Test Anxiety?
How Can You Know If You Have Test Anxiety?
What Causes Test Anxiety?
What Will Help Prevent Test Anxiety?
What Can You Do When You Are Experiencing Test Anxiety?
What Is Positive Pampering and Why Is It Important?
What Should You Do the Night Before the Exam?
How Can You Control Your Test Anxiety Before the Exam?
How Can You Control Your Test Anxiety During the Exam?
That Positive Attitude: How Can You Maintain It?
Chapter 4. NCLEX® Preparation
Where Does Preparation Begin?
The NCLEX Test Plan: Why Is It So Important?
What Are the Steps for Preparing?
Introduction
Clinical Judgment and Cognitive Skills
What Is an Alternate Item Format?
Part II: Strategies for Success
Chapter 5. Alternate Item Formats and Next Generation NCLEX® Item Types
What Test-Taking Strategies Are Helpful for Answering Fill in the Blank Questions?
What Test-Taking Strategies Are Helpful for Answering Multiple Response Questions?
What Test-Taking Strategies Are Helpful for Answering Ordered Response Questions?
What Test-Taking Strategies Are Helpful for Answering Figure/Illustration Questions?
What Test-Taking Strategies Are Helpful for Answering Chart/Exhibit Questions?
What Test-Taking Strategies Are Helpful for Answering Graphic Item Option Questions?
What Test-Taking Strategies Are Helpful for Answering Audio Questions?
What Test-Taking Strategies are Helpful for Answering NGN Items?
Clinical Judgment and Clinical Decision-Making
Chapter 6. How to Avoid “Reading Into the Question”
Ingredients of a Question
Strategic Words or Strategic Phrases
The Subject of the Question
Using Nursing Knowledge and the Process of Elimination
Positive Event Queries
Chapter 7. Positive and Negative Event Queries
Positive Event Queries
Negative Event Queries
Chapter 8. Questions Requiring Prioritization
Prioritizing
Priority Classification System
Strategic Words or Strategic Phrases
The ABCs
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Theory
Nursing Process (Clinical Problem-Solving Process)
Chapter 9. Leading and Managing, Delegating, and AssignmentMaking Questions
Delegation and Assignment-Making
Time Management
Chapter 10. Communication Questions
How Are Communication Concepts Tested in a Question?
What Guidelines Can Be Used to Answer Communication Questions?
Communication Techniques
Why Are Cultural Considerations Important?
Other Cultural Considerations
Sample Communication Questions
Chapter 11. Pharmacology, Medication, and Intravenous Calculation Questions
Pharmacology: General Guidelines to Follow
Pharmacology: Assessment/Data Collection Guidelines
Pharmacology: Assessment/Data Collection Guidelines to Follow
Medication Effects
Medication Names
Medication Classifications
Commonalities in Medication Names
What Strategies Will Help When Answering Medication and Intravenous Calculation Questions?
Chapter 12. Additional Pyramid Strategies
Eliminating Options That Contain Closed-Ended Words: How Will This Help?
Eliminating Options That Contain Medical Rather Than Nursing Interventions: How Will This Help?
Eliminating Comparable or Alike Options: How Will This Help?
Ensuring That All Parts of an Option Are Correct: How Will This Help?
Selecting the Umbrella Option: How Will This Help?
What Strategies Will Help When Answering Questions Related to Laboratory Values?
Visualizing the Information in the Case Event, Question Query, and Options: How Will This Help?
Looking for Concepts in the Question That Are Comparable or Alike to a Concept in One of the Options: How Will This Help?
What Strategies Will Help When Answering Questions Related to Client Positioning?
What Strategies Will Help When Answering Questions Related to Therapeutic Diets?
What Strategies Will Help When Answering Questions Related to Disasters?
Part III: Practice Tests
Chapter 13. Foundations of Care Questions
Chapter 14. Adult Health Questions
Chapter 15. Mental Health Questions
Chapter 16. Maternity Questions
Chapter 17. Pediatric Questions
Chapter 18. Pharmacology Questions
Chapter 19. Delegating/Prioritizing Questions
Chapter 20. Leadership/Management Questions
References and Bibliography
Index
