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> for the ones that do exist (medical, military), you don’t get in just by doing a bunch of multiple choice tests As someone in the medical field, I would say
by profile53 5y ago
> for the ones that do exist (medical, military), you don’t get in just by doing a bunch of multiple choice tests
As someone in the medical field, I would say upwards of 80% of the graded portion of a nursing license and it’s certifications (trauma nursing, cardiac life support, etc), you’re graded entirely on multiple choice questions. People die from mistakes, yet I meet a lot of people who proudly admit to having cheated or googled their way through a much of their studies. Some of them are good and quite a few are downright dangerous at their jobs.
- 908B64B197 5y ago> I would say upwards of 80% of the graded portion of a nursing license and it’s certifications (trauma nursing, cardiac life support, etc), you’re graded entirely on multiple choice questions. A lot of places won't let you take the exam without practical experience, under the supervision of clinical personnel. Harder to google your way through that.
- profile53 5y agoI can’t speak to the certification exams, but for nursing school, there is a high pressure from administration to pass students as long as they can pass the standardized test, even if the teachers don’t think the student is ready or safe for clinical work. So, although they do have practical experience, it is often limited in scope and students can fake their way through it to a surprisingly large extent (they’re always paired with a licensed staff member). This is anecdotal, but consistent across what has been told to me by staff members of several nursing schools.