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urbanoutfitters · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

A new nursing student reported a high score on her test anxiety self-assessment. Which intervention should the student follow to decrease the level of test anxiety?

A) Review the exam with instructor after taking it for the rationale of missed questions.
B) Study what the majority of study partners believe will be on the test.
C) Develop and follow a daily study schedule to review content.
D) Take practice tests and study rationale of missed questions to prepare for exam.

Question 2

A fellow nursing student in a study group preparing for the NCLEX-PN is concerned about the fairness of questions used in the test bank. Which instruction should the study partner provide? Test questions:

A) are written by a panel of expert educators and reviewed by practicing licensed practical or vocational nurses and are reviewed by a sensitivity panel and statistical analysis before being placed in the test bank.
B) go through a strenuous process to ensure high quality, validity, and test reliability before trialing questions for noncredit, and if the questions statistically are sound, the questions are included in the test bank.
C) are written by licensed practical or vocational nurses who are trained to review and remove any stereotypical questions or wording that may be misconstrued by various groups before placing them in the test bank.
D) are written by both educators and licensed practicing nurses and are reviewed by the publisher for the computerized adaptive testing as to their reliability and validity before including them in the test bank.

harveenkau8139 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: C
Feedback:
The intervention that will decrease test anxiety is to develop and follow a daily study schedule to review the content. Reviewing the test for rationales of questions missed will not help the student to prepare for the exam itself or decrease test anxiety. The nursing student needs to study the content that the faculty outlines in a study guide, or a test plan. Taking practice tests can be helpful in timing and helps to decrease test anxiety, but studying practice test rationales will not cover all the content contained in the actual examination.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
Feedback:
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) is the organization that is responsible for the development of actual test questions and the procedures associated with taking the examination. The questions are written following NCSBN guidelines by licensed practical nurses or vocational nurses with at least 1 year of experience. The questions are reviewed by a panel and revised according to feedback. The questions are also reviewed by an NCLEX Sensitivity Panel that makes necessary adjustments to avoid misinterpretation among various ethnic, geographic locations, or gender groups. Test questions are trialed for noncredit and statistical data are used to determine reliability and validity, and if the question is deemed a fair question, it is included in the test bank for credit.