Tips from TSE: Teach nurses simple strategies to ace multiple choice tests
Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, July 17, 2009
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Multiple choice is arguably the most common testing method. When nurses will be taking a multiple-choice test, nursing staff educators should remind them to start by thoroughly reading the directions. Consider how much time they have to take the test, the number of questions, and the purpose of the test. Multiple-choice questions usually consist of a stem written in statement or question format with four possible correct answers.
Coach nurses to keep the following in mind:
- Read the stem carefully, but don't immediately look at the four possible answers.
- Decide what you think the answer should be.
- Look at the four possible answers. Discard those that you know are wrong. The choice that most closely matches your answer is probably the correct choice.
- If you can't match your answer to one of the four choices, try eliminating choices that don't fit grammatically with the stem or contain words such as "never" or "always."
Editor's note: This excerpt was adapted from the July issue of The Staff Educator. Discover all the benefits of subscribing to The Staff Educator!
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