QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉What are helpful strategies for dealing with test anxiety?
a.
Put as much time as possible into studying.
b.
Practice relaxation techniques and positive thinking.
c.
Use review books and tapes.
d.
Focus on test-taking skills and emphasize facts less.. Answer: ANS: B
Put yourself in charge of your feelings. Replace those negative
thoughts and ideas with positive ones. Practice relaxation and
positive thinking and picture yourself succeeding. Picture yourself
succeeding. Give yourself permission to take some breaks; studying
all of the time will increase anxiety. Review books and tapes assist
with the review of important content and do not necessarily deal
with test anxiety directly. They may discuss the concept and provide
strategies to use, such as the two mentioned in the correct response.
,Test-taking skills are important for success on NCLEX but do not
directly reduce test anxiety.
◉Which of the following statements indicate the nurses
understanding of the content of the NCLEX® Exam?
a.
"The exam is based on a practice analysis conducted by the National
Council of State Boards of Nursing."
b.
"The exam is a survey of nursing faculty regarding areas of
importance for testing."
c.
"The exam includes questions based on the National League of
Nursing survey reports."
d.
"The exam includes contributions from all of the member boards of
the National Council.". Answer: ANS: A
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing conducts a practice
analysis to determine what is being required of new graduates in
their place of employment. The test plan for the NCLEX® is based on
this research. The test plan is not based on a survey of nursing
faculty, survey reports from the National League of Nursing, or
contributions from member boards of the National Council State
Boards of Nursing.
, ◉The graduate nurse is preparing to take the NCLEX-RN® Exam.
Which blueprint category is interpreted as having the highest
percentage of test items?
a.
Safe, effective care environment
c.
Psychosocial integrity
b.
Physiological integrity
d.
Health promotion and maintenance. Answer: ANS: B
The area of physiological integrity makes up about 50% of the test
plan. This is the area that covers basic nursing care and comfort,
pharmacological and parenteral therapies, reduction of risk
potential, and physiological adaptation. Safe, effective care;
psychological integrity; and health promotion and maintenance will
cover less than this.
◉The nurse interprets "computer adaptive testing (CAT)" to mean
a.
questions are selected, and the exam is adapted to the candidate's
previous responses.
b.
the test has been "adapted" to be administered via the computer.