Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Figure out the format early in nursing school. Learn how NCLEX builds questions. Read each question thoroughly. Reword the question so you can answer it simply. Work on priority questions.

Answer: Your professors want you to pass your licensing nursing exams, so they format their tests in nursing school like those exams. Teaching yourself the strategy early on will help you learn to think critically and give you an edge when you finally do take the exams. On the NCLEX-RN or NCLEX-PN, you'll face questions based on Bloom's Taxonomy. All that means is that questions are written at different levels, starting with the first level, "remembering." As you move up the difficulty levels, you'll need to understand, then apply. After applying comes analyzing, evaluating, and creating. On the NCLEX, most questions are at the level "apply" or higher, meaning the questions will require you to thoroughly comprehend the material, not just remember facts.  For example, if you can remember the range for high blood pressure, you can get a remembering question right if it simply asks you "Is 200/100 mm/hg in the high blood pressure range?" However, higher level questions require you to analyze situations and apply your knowledge, rather than just give a straightforward answer. For instance, the question might be "A patient has a blood pressure level of 200 over 100. What action should you take in this situation?" It's essential that you read every single word in the question. As you do, look for keywords that will point you in the right direction, such as "primary," "first," and "initial," which tell you need to establish a priority. Other phrases, such as "further teaching is necessary," tell you that you're looking for incorrect information in the answer; this question is asking what the client said to demonstrate they need further information, which means they must have stated something incorrect about their medical issue. The question will be wordy, and you need to simplify to help it make sense. Reword it so you can give a yes or no answer or offer a short, direct piece of information.  For instance, consider the following question: A patient comes in with a blood sugar level of 550 mg/dl. He also seems to be having trouble breathing, as he is wheezing. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?  You can reword the question to say "What is the most important action to take?" Priority questions are ones that basically require you to triage patients using the acronym ABC, which stands for airway, breathing, circulation. Airway means you've established a clear airway. Breathing means you've made sure the patient is breathing. Circulation means you've made sure the heart is pumping.  You'll use these to prioritize the interventions for a patient and to choose which patient to see first. For instance, the airway always comes first, because the patient can't breathe without an open airway. Similarly, if one patient isn't breathing while another is, you choose the patient who's not breathing to be treated first.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Choose the type of poem you want it to be. Decide on a theme for your poem. Use descriptive language to convey emotions.

Answer: Your poem doesn't have to be among an already-set category. Poem structure is purely dependent on the poet and the poem itself. As a beginner, rhyming poems are a good structure to start with.  A poem doesn't have to make sense grammatically. What matters is that your audience gets the message you want to communicate using your own formation of the words. Common poetry formats include: sonnets, limericks, haikus, acrostics, and free verses. A theme is your topic plus your opinion on the topic. Something like “a sunflower” is just a topic. In order to create a theme, you have to explain your opinion on what you are writing about. To evoke feeling and depth in your poem, try describing an element, object, or emotion. You could write a whole poem just describing something. To help you get started in this descriptive process, ask yourself questions. Taking the sea as the example, here are the types of questions you'd ask yourself:  How does the sea look? Use descriptive terms relating to colors, motion, depth, temperature, and other standard features. The sea might be foaming, producing whirlpools, looking glassy, or turning grey at the advent or a storm; describe whatever comes to mind for you. What are some of its aspects that are noticeable in your sea? The froth of the waves, the fish under the surface, the height of waves during a storm, the lull when the wind dies down, the mounting garbage greys, a school of dolphins passing through, sea level rise along coastlines, the mournful cries of the Pacific gulls––these are all things you might notice in relation to the sea of your poem.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Hire the right people. Hire enough people. Change things up. Encourage workers to take a real lunch break. Implement austerity measures immediately and all at once.

Answer: If your workers do not start out as happy and chipper people, they might have difficulty developing a sense of positive morale later on.  Use job interviews as opportunities to screen out people who seem morose, blue, or otherwise lacking in positivity.  Look instead for people who have not only a strong work ethic and an employment history that reflects commitment to their work, but also an upbeat, can-do attitude. If workers do not have the support they need and feel overburdened, your workplace morale will plummet.  Be sure to ask workers regularly how they’re doing, and inquire if they need more help.  Hire additional staff if necessary. If your company or workplace does things in the same way for too long, you can all become bored and lose morale at work.  To boost morale, find new and better ways to empower workers to accomplish what they need to. For instance, instead of one person always running meetings, you could designate a different meeting leader or a meeting co-chair to organize the meeting agenda. Discourage workers from sitting at their desk through the lunch hour with their sandwiches or carryout containers.  Staying inside at the same location all day can reduce creativity and morale.  Suggest – or insist – that employees eat in the break room or take a walk before returning to work. If you are a worker whose boss allows you to take a real lunch break, you should do so to improve workplace morale. If your business goes through a bad time and you need to fire some workers, do it all at once.  If you proceed with staff cuts over the course of several months, your workers will become stressed and depressed wondering whether they will get the axe next.  Workers can better weather a single big shock than a series of financial and staff cutbacks over a longer period.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Start a food diary to keep track of what you eat. Eat at least 3 well-balanced meals a day. Cook large meals on your day off. Keep healthy snacks available at all times. Take the stairs whenever possible. Drink water instead of soft drinks.

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Write down everything you eat throughout the day, then go through your diary at the end of the week and get nutrition information for the foods you ate. You can total the calories you ate each day and figure out how to improve your diet and make healthier choices. The USDA has an online food tracker available at https://www.supertracker.usda.gov/. You can create an account for free and enter your personal information to get a customized nutrition guide with sample meals. The tracker also allows you to look up the nutritional information for more than 8,000 different foods. Balanced meals give you all the nutrients you need to help you stay fit. Choose lean protein, whole-grain breads and pastas, and plenty of fruits and vegetables with every meal.  The easiest way to make sure your meals are balanced is to eat a rainbow of foods at every meal. Mix it up with blue or red berries, which are high in anti-oxidants, and add greens like spinach and kale. Round out a salad with red and yellow peppers. Beans and peas are good vegetable sources of protein. You can still eat healthy even if you have limited time or energy to cook. On weekends or when you have a day off, cook 6 to 8 servings of something healthy and simple that you enjoy eating. Save the extra servings to eat throughout the next week.  If you don't have much experience cooking, search for simple recipes online or get a cookbook for beginners with recipes that only require 3 or 4 ingredients. You can always add to them as you get more proficient. Try to learn 4 or 5 recipes that you can cook quickly and easily. Always having healthy meals ready will help you resist the urge to order takeout or get fast food if you're hungry and don't feel like cooking. If you find yourself idly reaching for potato chips or cookies, try slicing some cucumbers, carrots and celery to have on hand when you want something to munch on.  Nuts, raisins, and fruit are also nutritious snacks that can help stave off hunger between meals. If you're prone to having late-night snacks, try brushing your teeth after dinner. Your mouth will feel clean and it may help remove that temptation. You could also do an activity that keeps you away from food, such as taking a long bath, playing a board game, or engaging in a hobby. As long as you don't have any joint problems, skip elevators and take the stairs to reach higher floors. Stair climbing is one of the most intense exercises you can do, and you'll burn significant calories as well as improving your cardiovascular strength. Pace yourself if you're going up several flights of stairs, so you aren't winded and sweaty by the time you reach your destination. If you've just got one short flight of stairs, on the other hand, try running up them as fast as you can. Having 8 to 10 glasses of water a day will keep you well-hydrated, which is essential for your overall health and fitness. Keep a water bottle with you at all times, and limit your consumption of coffee and tea, which can be dehydrating. If you want to drink fruit juice, choose a juice with no added sugar.