Strategies Saunders Test Success 2020 to 2021 passing nursing school

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Title page
Table of Contents
Quick Reference Guide to Strategies
Copyright
Dedication
About the Authors
Contributors
Previous Reviewers
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I. Study and Test Preparation
	Chapter 1. Preparing for Nursing Examinations
		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?
		How Can You Best Use Your Textbook 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 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?
	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?
Part II. Strategies for Success
	Chapter 5. Alternate Item Formats
		Introduction
		What Is an Alternate Item Format?
		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 Prioritizing (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 or Video Questions?
		What Test-Taking Strategies Are Helpful for Answering Testlet (Case Study) Questions?
	Chapter 6. How to Avoid “Reading Into the Question”
		Clinical Reasoning/Clinical Judgment
		Ingredients of a Question
		Strategic Words or Strategic Phrases
		The Subject of the Question
		Using Nursing Knowledge and the Process of Elimination
	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 Assignment-Making 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
Index
Test-Taking Strategy Guide
Copyright
Title Page
Dedication
Contents
Chapter 1: ‘I’m thinking’ – Oh, but are you?
Chapter 2: Renegade perception
Chapter 3: The Pushbacker sting
Chapter 4: ‘Covid’: The calculated catastrophe
Chapter 5: There is no ‘virus’
Chapter 6: Sequence of deceit
Chapter 7: War on your mind
Chapter 8: ‘Reframing’ insanity
Chapter 9: We must have it? So what is it?
Chapter 10: Human 2.0
Chapter 11: Who controls the Cult?
Chapter 12: Escaping Wetiko
Postscript
Appendix: Cowan-Kaufman-Morell Statement on Virus Isolation
Bibliography
Index