NRSG 1140 - Test Taking Strategies

Credit hours: 1 (lecture)

Course Description:
This course is designed for the beginning student nurse preparing to take tests within and at the completion of nursing fundamentals courses. The information presented is designed to maximize success by helping students to develop a positive mental attitude, understand critical thinking, study and learn more effectively and become test-wise by identifying steps in analysis of a test question.

Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course through self-assessment and analysis of personal study experiences, the student will:

Identify and limit anxiety responses when testing.
Utilize available resources and learned strategies to complete exams successfully.
Recognize basic skills for studying, critical thinking, and problem solving.
Discuss the nursing process and Maslow’s hierarchy of human needs and identify how the concepts relate to nursing questions.
Describe the use of the course syllabus for study, class, and testing preparation.
Utilize the library as a test taking strategy for study.