An example of our test question goes as follows:

A confused patient is running around your nursing unit, the confused patients daughter does not want her mother restrained, what course of action should you take?

A) Restrain one arm only of the confused patient

B) Hide restraints under the patients gown so the daughter can’t see them

C) Call a physician for restraint orders, but show them to the confused patients daughter

D) Use a rocking chair.

The answer to this question, according to our teacher is D. What RN test taking skills do I need to use in order to narrow down the possible answers to these styles of questions.

Obviously, use ethics and patient safety, but what other test taking skills do I use?