Upper level questions..

nurseprnRN, BSN, RN · Mar 7, 2014

There is no simple answer other than according to NCSBN ALL areas tested (pharmacology, priority/delegation, basic care/fundamentals, etc) and exam question types (multi choice, SATA, alternate format) have questions that are considered higher cognitive and lower cognitive based upon statistics, p value and Blooms Taxonomy. What I consider a higher cognitive question will differ from the person sitting next to me considers higher cognitive as our background and education differ.
It's erroneous to assume all prioritization, complex med calculation , and SATA are higher level questions. Though some people perceive these as more complex and thus higher difficulty.

Aha! An upper-level explanation! :flwrhrts:

OP, there is no such thing as an "upper level" question related to item topic. That was what I was trying to pull out of you, to find out why you thought there was one.

RNsRWe, ASN, RN · Mar 8, 2014

I am not claiming to know; thus why I asked the question initially. I can't help but get the impression you are just being argumentative and should that be the case I would rather you just not reply to my thread.

Ouch. You totally misinterpreted the very HELPFUL questions of an experienced nurse. She was trying to help you, but you are refusing to see it.

Here's another bit of helpful advice: when and if you succeed in passing and secure a New Grad position, please remember that the floor nurses, preceptors, charge nurses, etc ARE going to ask you questions in a similar manner. They are NOT "being argumentative". They are NOT people you should blow off with a "don't respond to me" type of answer.

Be open to it, don't be argumentative yourself, and you will do quite well. The answer you need may not be the one you expected, after all....which is what GrnTea was trying to get you to see.