Strategy 6: Avoiding Definites
Answer choices that make definite statements with no “wiggle room” are often wrong. Try to choose answer choices that make less definite and more general statements that would likely be correct in a wider range of situations and aren’t exclusive.
Example:
A. ...
NCLEX TEST RESOURCES................................................................................................................. 4
INTRODUCTION TO THIS GUIDE ................................................................................................ 5
TESTING AND ANALYSIS................................................................................................................. 7
INTRODUCTION TO THE NCLEX................................................................................................... 9
THE NCLEX SCORING SCALE........................................................................................................ 10
GENERAL STRATEGIES.................................................................................................................... 11
STRATEGY 1: UNDERSTANDING THE INTIMIDATION ........................................................................... 11
STRATEGY 2: FINDING YOUR OPTIMAL PACE ..................................................................................... 13
STRATEGY 3: DON’T BE A PERFECTIONIST .......................................................................................... 15
STRATEGY 4: FACTUALLY CORRECT, BUT ACTUALLY WRONG ............................................................ 16
STRATEGY 5: EXTRANEOUS INFORMATION ......................................................................................... 16
STRATEGY 6: AVOIDING DEFINITES..................................................................................................... 18
STRATEGY 7: USING COMMON SENSE ................................................................................................. 18
STRATEGY 8: INSTINCTS ARE RIGHT ................................................................................................... 19
STRATEGY 9: NO FEAR .......................................................................................................................... 19
STRATEGY 10: DON’T GET THROWN OFF BY NEW INFORMATION .................................................... 20
STRATEGY 11: NARROWING THE SEARCH ........................................................................................... 20
STRATEGY 12: YOU’RE NOT EXPECTED TO BE EINSTEIN .................................................................... 21
GI REVIEW........................................................................................................................................... 110
EYE, EAR, AND MOUTH REVIEW .............................................................................................. 118
DISORDERS OF THE EYE ...................................................................................................................... 118
DISORDERS OF THE MOUTH ................................................................................................................ 121
DISORDERS OF THE EAR ...................................................................................................................... 123
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