{"id":10747,"date":"2019-02-22T10:16:24","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T16:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/health\/?page_id=10747"},"modified":"2021-09-29T09:28:28","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T14:28:28","slug":"test-taking-techniques","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/health\/rnsg\/student-resources\/test-taking-techniques\/","title":{"rendered":"Test Taking Techniques for Nursing Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1561127487007{margin-bottom: 20px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #7297ba !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;nav-column&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Current Students<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;528&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_circle_2&#8243;][vc_raw_html]JTVCY3NzbWVudW1ha2VycHJvJTIwaWQlM0QlMjIxNzQzMCUyMiU1RCUwOQ==[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;7\/12&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1528211565065{margin-bottom: 20px !important;margin-left: 7px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;middle-column&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1550851781660{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Test Taking Techniques for Nursing Students<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion c_icon=&#8221;chevron&#8221; c_position=&#8221;right&#8221; active_section=&#8221;1&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Objectives&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;objectives&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Identify and recall eight(8) components of nursing test questions and\u00a0answers:\n<ul>\n<li>Priority Words<\/li>\n<li>False Words<\/li>\n<li>Hints<\/li>\n<li>Absolute Words<\/li>\n<li>Central Person<\/li>\n<li>Client Focused Care<\/li>\n<li>Opposites in the Answers<\/li>\n<li>Two Answers are Similar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Identify effective test taking techniques within nursing education.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate an understanding of strategies necessary to breakdown of question and answer patterns.<\/li>\n<li>Apply learned test taking tips in an effort to accurately answer test-based questions, and decrease test taking response time.<\/li>\n<li>Review test questions and answers.<\/li>\n<li>Identify medical-\/nursing-based idioms.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><em>Part 1 may be of interest to all nursing students, while Parts 2 and 3 may be of primary interest for students whose first language is not English.<\/em><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Part 1: Multiple Choice Tests&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;part-1&#8243;][vc_raw_html el_class=&#8221;slides-container&#8221;]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[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Part 2: Challenging Verbs in the Medical Setting&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;part-2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1551110871571{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]In the medical setting, there are some challenging words that you are likely to encounter. They are not medical words, but they are common in the medical setting. Here is a short introduction to some of these verbs.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1632925622394{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"30%\"><strong>to consult<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>to seek advice or information<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>to cope<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>to tolerate or endure<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>to disperse<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>to distribute something evenly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>to hinder<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>to obstruct, block or delay progress<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>to implement<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>to put into practical effect to carry out<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>to indicate<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>to demonstrate the necessity, or advisability of something<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>to ingest<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>to to take (food, liquid, medicine or poison) into the body<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>to instill<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>to put something into something else; often slowly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>to knead<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>to squeeze, press, or roll with the hands, as in massaging<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>to pass out<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>to lose conciousness; to faint<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>to ramble<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>to speak or write in a confused style<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>to reflect<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>to show the characteristics or qualities of someone or something<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>to reminisce<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>to talk or write about old times or past experiences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>to secure (an order)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>to make certain; to ensure; to get<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>to undergo<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>to experience, to endure, or to sustain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>to word something<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>to explain something<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>to yield<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>to get something in return for effort or investment; to give<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/health\/rnsg\/student-resources\/test-taking-techniques\/vocabulary-quiz\/\">Click here to take the practice quiz for Part 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Part 3: Health Idioms&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;part-3&#8243;][vc_column_text]English has a variety of ways to express feeling sick, being close the death, actually dying, and recovering. Although you may not use these when speaking medically about a client&#8217;s situation, you may hear them (and many others) in the clinical setting. These special expressions are called idioms. Here are ten idioms that are somehow related to health. Try to guess the meaning from context.\u00a0<em>Break a leg!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/health\/rnsg\/student-resources\/test-taking-techniques\/health-idioms-quiz\/\">Click here to take the practice quiz for Part 3<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">When you are finished reviewing all 3 parts above, <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/health\/rnsg\/student-resources\/test-taking-techniques\/final-quiz\/\">click here to take the final quiz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; el_class=&#8221;right-column&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Search the Health Sciences Website<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html el_class=&#8221;search-box&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1563825898678{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;]JTNDc2NyaXB0JTIwYXN5bmMlMjBzcmMlM0QlMjJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRmNzZS5nb29nbGUuY29tJTJGY3NlLmpzJTNGY3glM0QwMDM3NzAzNDE0NjUyNjUyNzczNjMlM0FkMzNieWhkNGF1OCUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRnNjcmlwdCUzRSUwQSUzQ2RpdiUyMGNsYXNzJTNEJTIyZ2NzZS1zZWFyY2glMjIlM0UlM0MlMkZkaXYlM0U=[\/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Professional Nursing Updates<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp-title\">Update: Health Sciences Hours of Operation<\/h4><p class=\"lcp-excerpt\">The Austin Community College Health Sciences offices are open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. \u2013 5:00 p.m. across all campuses.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/health\/updates\/hours-of-operation\/\" class=\"read-more\">Read more<\/a><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp-title\">General Health Sciences Information Sessions<\/h4><p class=\"lcp-excerpt\">These sessions are presented by Health Sciences Faculty Advisors and provide an overview of the health training options available at the college, the steps needed to apply and the expectations for success.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/health\/updates\/general-health-sciences-information-sessions\/\" class=\"read-more\">Read more<\/a><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp-title\">Bats to Cats Transfer Program<\/h4><p class=\"lcp-excerpt\">Start at ACC and transfer seamlessly to Texas State University! 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