During your NCLEX-RN examination, you begin reading a question ...

[jlmhmf]

During your NCLEX-RN examination, you begin reading a question that seems very difficulty and relates to a client with a disease that you are unfamiliar with. You decide to use the test taking AKRO strategies.
 
  You should start by doing which of the following? a. attempt to guess at an answer because you have never heard of the disease
  b. reword the question by putting in the name of another disease
  c. determine whether the question is asking you to take action or take no action in the stem
  d. keep reading the question before panicking because you believe that you are going to fail

Question 2

Third priority needs pertain to comfort, teaching, and healing activities. Which of the following is not correct regarding third priority activities?
 
  a. self-esteem
  b. positioning
  c. infection control
  d. ambulation

[Dinolord]

Answer to Question 1

C
ARKO Strategies are as follows: A = Is the question asking for you to take Action or take no Action in
the question stem? R = Reword the question. K = Identify any Key words in the question stem. O =
Option elimination.

Answer to Question 2

C
Patient needs and nursing care can be categorized according to three priority levels: first priority: ABCs; second priority: safety; and third priority: comfort, healing, and teaching. Some aspects of the third priority of comfort, healing, and teaching include: 1) self-esteem; 2) love and belonging; 3) ambulation; 4) comfort; and 5) positioning. Infection control is a second priority need that relates to patient safety.

[jlmhmf]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[samiel-sayed]

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