KAPLAN TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES

STEP 1 FIGURE OUT WHAT THE QUESTION IS ASKING

COVER ALL THE ANSWERS.

READ ONLY THE STEAM OF THE QUESTION
ID WHAT THE QUESTION IS ASKING BY REWORDING THE QUESTION IN YOUR OWN WORDS.
REWORD USING TWO OR THREE WORDS. EX. PRIORTY, TOXIC SHOCK
IF YOU ID TOPIC OF THE QUESTION GO TO STEP 2

IF YOU CANT ID TOPIC OF THE QUESTION:

UNCOVER THE ANSWER CHOICES

READ THE ANSWER CHOICES FOR CLUES ABOUT THE TOPIC OF QUESTION. DONT TRY TO
ANSWER THE QUESTION AT THIS POINT BECAUSE U DONT KNOW THE TOPIC.
AFTER ID THE TOPIC OF THE QUESTION FROM CLUES CONTAINED IN THE ANSWER, REPHRASE
THE QUESTION IN YOUR OWN WORDS AND PROCEED TO STEP 2.

STEP 2 ASSESSMENT VS IMPLEMENTATION

READ EACH ANSWER CHOICE TO DETERMINE IF IT IS AN ASSESSMENT OR IMPLEMENTATION.

IF ANSWERS ARE A MIX OF ASSESSMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION, GO BACK TO THE STEM OF
THE QUESTION IF ASSESSMENT OR VALIDATION IS REQUIRED.
IF ANSWERS ARE ALL ASSESSMENTS OR ALL, IMPLEMENTATIONS, PROCEED TO STEP 3.

TRAP:

IF THERES NO NURSING ASSESSMENT IN THE QUESTIONS STEM, DOES THE SITUATION REQUIRE
ASSESSMENT? OBJECTIVE NURSE DATA.
IF NURSING ASSESSMENT IS INCLUDED IN THE STEM OF THE QUESTION, DETERMINE IS
VALIDATION IS REQUIRED. IF SO, CONTINUE THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS.
IF THE NURSE DETERMINES ASSESSMENT OR VALIDATION IS REQUIRED BUT THERES NO
CORRECT ASSESSMENT, EVALUATE THE IMPLEMENTATION ANSWERS.

STEP 3: DOES MASLOW FIT?

DETERMINE IF ANSWERS ARE A MIX OF PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL.

IF ANSWERS ARE ALL PHYSICAL, PROCEED TO STEP 4
IF ANSWERS ARE ALL PSYCHOSOCIAL, PROCEED TO STEP 5
ANSWERS ARE A MIX OF PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL
ELIMINATE ANSWERS CHOICES THAT ARE PSYCHOSOCIAL (PHYSICAL NEEDS FIRST)
FOR THE LICENSURE EXAMCONSIDER PAIN AS PSYCHOSOCIAL NEED
LOOK AT THE REMAINING ANSWERS CHOICES AND ASK YOURSELF, DOES IT MAKE SENSE?
IF MORE THAN ONE ANSWER REMAINS USE ABCs.

TRAP: DONT ALWAYS SELECT THE RESPIRATION ANSWER.

STEP 4:

ARE ALL ANSWERS PHYSICAL? YES!!!

THEN USE ABCS

STEP 5 DETERMINE THE OUTCOME OF THE ANSWER

TRAP: DONT SELECT ANSER THAT SOUND RIGHT

WHAT IS THE OUTCOME OF EACH REMAINING ANSWER: DESIRED OUTCOME?

ANSWER ALL ASSESSMENT:

ID WHY EACH ASSESSMENT IS PERFORMED

DETERMINE OUTCOME OF EACH ASSESSMENT
IS IT DESIRED FOR THE SITUATION?

ANSWERS ARE ALL IMPLEMENTATION:

ID WHY EACH IMPLEMENTATION IS PERFORMED
DETERMINE THE OUTCOME OF EACH ANSWER
IS IT DESIRED?