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100			_aNugent, Patricia Mary,
245			_aTest success : _btest-taking techniques for beginning nursing students / _c Patricia M. Nugent and Barbara A. Vitale.
246			_aTest-taking techniques for beginning nursing students
250			_a7th ed.
260			_aPhiladelphia, PA : _bF.A. Davis, _c2016.
300			_axxii, 470 p. : _bill.
490			_aDavis's Q & A success series
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 453-459) and index.
505			_a Empowerment. Develop a positive mental attitude -- Establish control before and during the test -- Critical thinking. Definition of critical thinking -- Critical thinking in nursing -- Practice critical thinking -- Apply critical thinking to multiple-choice questions -- Time management. Time management equals self-management -- Take the time to assess your time-managment abilities -- Maximize your productivity -- Study Techniques. General study techniques -- Specific study techniques related to cognitive levels of nursing questions -- The Multiple-Choice Question. Components of a multiple-choice questions -- The stem -- The options -- The Nursing Process. Assessment -- Analysis -- Planning -- Implementation -- Evaluation -- Test-Taking Techniques. Specific test-taking techniques -- General test-taking techniques -- Testing Formats Other Than Multiple-Choice Questions. Structured-response questions -- Restricted-response questions -- Extended essay questions -- Performance appraisal -- Alternative question formats reflective of NCLEX -- Computer Applications in Education and Evaluation. The cimputer as a resource tool -- The computer as an information manager -- The computer as an instructor -- The computer as a tool for distance education -- The computer as a simulator -- The computer as an evaluator -- Analyze Your Test Performance. Information-processing analysis tool -- Corrective action guide for the information-processing analysis tool -- Knowledge analysis tool -- Corrective action guide for the knowledge analysis tool -- Practice Questions with Answers and Rationales. The world of the patient and nurse -- Common theories related to meeting patients' basic human needs -- Communication and meeting patients' emotional needs -- Physical assessment of patients -- Meeting patients' physical safety and mobility needs -- Meeting patients' hygiene, pain, comfort, rest, and sleep needs -- Meeting patients' fluid and nutritional needs -- Meeting patients' elimination needs -- Meeting patients' oxygen needs -- Administration of medications -- Meeting the needs of perioperative patients and patients with wounds -- Meeting patients' microbiological safety needs -- Meeting the needs of patients in the community setting -- Pharmacology -- Comprehensive Final Book Exam.
520			_a "Practice questions in the text and online at DavisPlus introduce beginning nursing students to the variety of testing formats, including alternate-item format questions that they'll encounter throughout their nursing education and on the NCLEX exam. An easy-to-follow format organizes information into 14 content areas. Invaluable coverage enhances critical thinking, time management, and effective study habits through proven techniques, improving classroom performance and test-taking. Thoroughly updated and revised, the 7th Edition provides more alternate-item-format questions reflecting the latest NCLEX-RN® test plan as well as a wealth of test-taking tips to reduce anxiety and build confidence for Test Success"--Publisher's website.
650			_aNursing - Examinations, questions, etc. _vTest-taking skills. _xPractical nursing - Examinations, questions, etc.
650			_aExamination Questions. _vNursing. _xNursing, Practical. _yProblem Solving.
700			_aVitale, Barbara Ann
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999			_c504 _d504