Select-All-That-Apply Questions and General Test Taking Skills

General Guessing Skills: If two answers are ___, one of them is probably right

-opposite

Approach SATA questions as nothing more than a series of ___ questions.

-true/false

Ace of Spades Asnwers: Med-Surg

-what is the first thing you assess in a med-surg situation?: LOC -what is the first thing you do in a med-surg situation?: airway

Ace of Spades Asnwers: Pediatrics Rule #1

-when in doubt, call it normal

General Guessing Skills: Sesame Street Rule

-"one of these things is not like the others; one of these things just doesn't belong *only if you have absolute no idea

General Guessing Skills: Rule out ___

-absolutes *"always", "never"

Remember that with SATA questions, you rarely select ___, and you rarely select ___.

-all -one

When you get a SATA question...

-ask yourself, "What does this drug/disease/procedure do to the body?" -then select answers that demonstrate you know this

Ace of Spades Asnwers: Psych Questions

-best: "Nurse will examine own feelings about..." -next: "Establish a trust-relationship"

Make sure to decide if the question is asking what ___ the phenomenon OR what results from it. These are often the totally opposite answer.

-causes

General Guessing Skills: If you don't know the answer, you DO know the answer, use your ___

-common sense

SATA Questions: ALWAYS make ___ connections

-first degree *don't pick an answer because of another answer

SATA Questions: Do not use any of the following words in yours thought process...

-if -maybe -might -possibly -could *they lead to overselection

General Guessing Skills: Dont be tempted to answer a question based on your ___ instead of your knowledge

-ignorance

Ace of Spades Asnwers: Nutrition

-in a tie, either pick chicken or fish -never pick caserole for children -never mix medicine in children's food -toddlers: finger-food -preschoolers: leave them alone! one meal a day is okay

Remeber that the most common mistake made with SATA questions is over-selection by ___

-just one -this does not mean to make selections then take one away

Ace of Spades Asnwers: Pharmacology

-most commonly tested area in pharm: side effects -if you know what a particular drug does, choose a side effect in the same body system where the drug is working -if you have no clude what the drug does, look to see if it's PO, if so pick GI side effects -never tell a child that medicine is candy

General Guessing Skills: If two answers say the same thing, ___ is right

-neither one *tachycardia, racing heart

Watch for ___ in aswers. The list will often contain a correct concept going in the wrong direction. Read carefully!

-opposites

Surviving "Select-All-That-Apply Questions: A SATA question is not checking to see if you have a memorized specific master list fom some authoritative source. Remeber that the "list" of symptoms, side effects, etc., varies from textbook to textbook and, more importantly from ___ to ___. When you get a SATA question, do not ask yourself, "What ___ do I remember?" Rather ask, "What ___ do I know that could guide me to make my selection?"

-patient -patient -list -principle

SATA questions give you an opportunity to show that you know ___, not ___.

-principles -lists

General Guessing Skills: When you're stuck between two answers, read the ___ again!

-question

General Guessing Skills: If something really seems ___, it probably is. Right answers are different from wrong answers just because they're right

-right

Ace of Spades Asnwers: Pediatrics

-three rules of growth and development questions are all based on the principle: always give the child more time

General Guessing Skills: ___ strategy

-umbrella -is one answer more global?

Ace of Spades Asnwers: Pediatrics Rule #3

-when in doubt, pick the easier task

Ace of Spades Asnwers: Pediatrics Rule #2

-when in doubt, pick the older age