The Truth About Select All That Apply Questions 2

The Truth About Select All That Apply Questions 2 nside this guide I am going to be talking with you about the truth about select all apply questions. I do a lot of surveys. I mean, a lot of surveys. In the mix of the surveys, one of the things that people tell me, "I hate select all apply questions. Select all apply questions, those are the ones that get me. Oh my gosh, I can't stand select all apply questions." I get a lot of that type of response from a lot of people, so I want to give you some insight that will hopefully help you to better understand the makeup of how it's really integrated into the exam.How The Adaptive Nature of the Test Effects SATA Questions The beginning of the exam is testing you more on content. That's why when you first start the exam, the questions are easier. Then, as you move along, it's more about your ability to think more critically, and that's why the questions become a lot more difficult as you move along.The Two NCLEX Categories You Must Master Now, here's what I've found when it comes to this test. There are two major categories that's really testing you on your critical thinking skills. Can you guess which one they are? It is management of care, or for the LPN exam, coordinated care. Then, the other category is reduction of risk potential.One of the things that I found was interesting is that I was evaluating why is it that some people, when they take the exam, they'll get a lot of select all apply questions, but others do not? Has that ever happened to you? Whether it's you or a friend, and you took the test and was like, "Oh my gosh, I got like 40 select all apply questions, but so-and-so only got like five." Why is that?Because remember, it is an adaptive exam.I

The Truth About Select All That Apply Questions 3 Here's the thing about it. What I have seen, as far as the categories that test you more on critical thinking are management of care and reduction of risk potential.Management of care involves questions like who do you see first, which patients are priority, that kind of stuff.However, with reduction of risk potential, I've noticed that this category is more prone to a lot of select all that apply questions. Why? Because reduction of risk potential is also testing you on your ability to recognize emergencies which is a stronger emphasis on critical thinking. As a result, many people who score near or below passing in this category as well as management of care, will report they got a lot of select all that apply questions on the test.The Problem What I've noticed is that when people say they get a lot of select all apply questions and don't pass, here's what that means. Your weaker problem is critical thinking.That's your biggest issue. This is why I will see people who will get all the way to the end of the test, they'll get all 265 questions but don't pass. Why? Because based on the exam, it demonstrated that you knew enough content but didn’t demonstrate enough critical thinking skills.It demonstrated that you knew content, but however, you didn't show enough strength in critical thinking in order for it to pass you. This what I've seen not for just one people, but for several hundreds of people. Predominately the ones who get a lot of select apply questions. They just happened to be weak primarily in management of care and/or reduction of risk potential.The Solution Moving forward, when it comes to exam, whether it's your first time or especially if it's your repeated time, then it's a sign that you need to spend more time boosting and increasing your critical thinking skills predominately in these two

The Truth About Select All That Apply Questions 4 categories: management of care and reduction of risk potential. So here’s what I would say too, in order to reduce the number of select all that apply questions you get on the test, spend time mastering the categories management of care and reduction of risk potential. You can visit the website, www.ncsbn.org to download the latest NCLEX test plan which will give you a list of the specific topics covered in these two categories so you know what to focus on.How to Think More Critically When it comes to select apply questions, it's not as hard as people think that it is.The issue is that you're having problems with connecting the information. That's, once again, an issue with thinking more critically. You need to change how you process the information in order for you to really understand what the question is asking you. If you find yourself constantly struggling with not knowing what the question is asking or saying, then it's a sign that you're weak in critical thinking.You need to build up your strategy knowledge base first before you take the exam again.Conclusion I really hope that you really understood what I said from this guide. If not, I would encourage you to read this again out loud. Maybe you need to hear that aha moment that will make you go, "Okay. That's what I'm doing wrong. That's what I didn't get." Thanks for reading! I hope that you found this information helpful.

– Nurse Chioma