points to remember

test- taking strategies that don't work on the nclex exam

*"cramming" hundreds of facts about disease processes and nursing care

*recognizing and recalling facts rather than understanding the pathophysiology and the needs of a patient with an illness.

*knowing who wrote the question and what is important to that instructor

*predicting answers based on what you remember or who wrote the test question

*selecting the response that is a different length compared to the other choices

*selecting the answer choice that is gramatically correct

successful test-takers

*have a good understanding of nursing content

*have the ability to tackle each test question with a lot of confidence because they assume that they can figure out the right answer

*don't give up if they are unsure of the answer. they are not afraid to think about the question and the possible choices in order to select the correct answer

*process the know-how to correctly identify the question

*stay focused on the question

unsuccessful test-takers

*assume that they either know or don't know the answer to the question

*memorize facts to the answer questions by recall or recognition

*read the question, read the answers, read the question, and pick an answer

*choose answer choices based on a hunch or a feeling instead of thinking carefully

*answer quesions based on personal experience rather than nursing theory

*give up too soon because they aren't willing to think hard about questions and answers

*don't stay focused on the question

goodluck! work to become a successful test taker!:wink2:

these are great information! thank you for sharing :) but i think you should give credit to kaplan because this was written on the kaplan review book.

thanks echota.:wink2: