The Pharmacy Test

[Game Master]

ok so I passed my 'Pre' test....with help. Yes I may have used a note or twelve. I'm not proud of it but considering it was my bosses idea and I still have two months to study for the real test I feel....ok. The test was ultra hard. You know how you read a multiple choice question and you remember studying or reading about that question but, you just can't remember? Ok I had those but, I also had questions that I NEVER studied! I'm talking about you read a question and go...WTF? Was I sick that day? Seriously, I had questions on Hepatitis and Chemotherapy and crap I swear was never mentioned in my books. I also had stupid questions like what temperature should drug 'A' be kept at. Again never discussed in class or in books. When I commented on it to the technicians and my Boss they all had the same response.. Yeah it's unfair. It's always like that. Just suck it up and hope you guess right. Not encouraging.

[sfliegel]

Well, I'm glad that you feel that confident about the real test. You also have an idea of some extra stuff to research since it wasn't in the usual study material.

I do have have to tell you that I say the same thing to my doctor, "suck it up and hope you guess right."

[talon]

Well, i have a few things for you to remember when answering things like multiple choice.

Anytime an answer says ALWAYS or NEVER it is more than likely not correct.

Also, dont try to answer a question directly if you dont know the answer already, read the choices, and sorta work backwards from them. That may not make sense, but read one answer, and consider everything you know about the items in the answer, and see if anything you know applies or does not.

Also, remember the simplest answer is usually the correct one! dont over think things! it is way to easy to doubt yourself.

If when you read the choices, and one jumps out at you, choose it. DO NOT GO BACK AND CHANGE THE ANSWER IF YOU USED A GUT REACTION IN THE FIRST PLACE! your subconsious probably remembers things you dont conciously remember.

however, DO pay attention to the questions and answers that are related. Many times another question can answer a previous one, or a different wording will lead you to an answer, and you can use that to help answer a similar question.

If you are stumped on one, skip it, go back later at the end. Dont fuss over stuff you dont immidiately know, go back later. This helps build confidence and helps you relax and keep from stressing.

These are all things i have learned or was taught in my 7 years of taking hellaceious engineering and calculus tests.

or, you could be like one guy in my cal 2 class that was failing, so he didnt give a shit. he marked "C" for all the answers and got the highest grade in the class and blew the curve on the mid term. no lie. The professor was pissed, but there was nothing he could do.

good luck dude.

[homeskillet]

They first put me on Hydrochlorothiazide at 25 mg TIVX and that is for high blood pressure. Next they prescribed Simvastatin 40 mg Tablet DRL for my cholesterol. Yesterday, after being diagnosed with tonsillitis/strep throat, they put me on Cephalexin 500 mg capsule TEV and Acetaminophen-Cod #3 TABLETTEV.

[sfliegel]

I'm glad I'm not in medicine

[Game Master]

ok, my teast is officially the 17th at 6:15pm. Wish me luck. This hopefully explains the delays in posting.

[homeskillet]

Good luck.

[sfliegel]

Good luck. How do you feel about it? Are you ready or as ready as you can be?

[Game Master]

Dec 13, 2008 20:42:35 GMT -5 sfliegel said:

Good luck. How do you feel about it? Are you ready or as ready as you can be?

I'm as ready as I can be. The topics are so broad it really just depends on if I get the random questions I know or ones I don't as well as how well I comprehend the questions. If I missread the math questions for instance.