Can anyone explain the logic behind nursing exam questions?

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It's been established that we get questions that are tricky, contradictory, wrong etc etc... But how do you answer them correctly regadless of their flaws?

Could you answer this, for instance -- which one has a priority? - potassium imbalance, calcium imbalance, sodium imbalance, acidocis or alkalosis? Please. I don''t know the answer.

Please share your secret (we all use fake names here) - do you pick the longest answer, the shortest or answer C?

What do you do when you know the material well, give the most correct answer, and then find out that your answer is wrong? And the correct answer is some insignificant piece of information that you found lurking somewhere in the text, and you wouldn't choose it in a million years? Does it mean that the nursing logic is beyond you? What does it mean when you study hard for the exam, know and understand it well, and get a much lower grade than you received for the exam you hadn't studied for at all?

Please help :confused::uhoh3::uhoh3:

Specializes in Peds/outpatient FP,derm,allergy/private duty.
Huh? There aren't enough threads (heck there's an entire forum) to debate this?

I suspect you were trying to be sarcastic.....my advice, try again.

I will say to you what I said several months ago when you advised me that you weren't amused by my lame attempts at humor and the other stuff you said that I don't really want to read again. I'm not interested in your advice. Live and let live, it's a wonderful thing!

I will say to you what I said several months ago when you advised me that you weren't amused by my lame attempts at humor and the other stuff you said that I don't really want to read again. I'm not interested in your advice. Live and let live, it's a wonderful thing!

Then, I advise you not to read it. This being a public board and all...

It seems there's progress though as there's recognition of the lameness of the attempt at humor (admitting the problem is always the first step!) Congratulations....one step at a time, I know you can continue to improve:yeah:

Specializes in Peds, Med-Surg, Disaster Nsg, Parish Nsg.

Please stop this back and forth bantering. This is divisive and serves only to derail the thread.

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Specializes in Peds, Med-Surg, Disaster Nsg, Parish Nsg.

Thread closed per OP's request.

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