Nursing exam fun - question on yellow fat disease

RE: Nursing exam fun - question on yellow fat disease

Alison Clare Hickman — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 16:30:47 GMT

the pansteatitis question is an old favourite in nursing exams... I was massively chuffed back in my SVN days asking a vet if her puzzling Fat Feline in Pain case could be pansteatitis as the elderly owner had told me she only fed the poor thing "best tuna chunks". Bingo! Info like this does come in handy sometimes. Mind you, never had occasion to use it since. Exit one accomplished nurse, one happy vet with a diagnosis and one disgruntled cat whose Days of Tuna were done, hahahaha!

#mmeeeeeemmmoooorrrieeees

RE: Nursing exam fun - question on yellow fat disease

Rob Davis — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 15:19:49 GMT

[quote user="Martin Atkinson"]This is one problem with multiple choice, if there was an essay question on the subject one could wax lyrical about the pros and cons of these and a multimedia of other factors and gain many Brownie points![/quote]

But then it can't be marked by a computer, and so is much more expensive...

RE: Nursing exam fun - question on yellow fat disease

Martin Atkinson — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 10:50:55 GMT

[quote user="Edward Jones"]There's often a difference between the answer you know the examiner is looking for, and the right answer.[/quote]One question I recall particularly was: 'Which of these is not a predisposing factor in feline urolithiasis: 1) overweight, 2) indoor cat, 3) dry food, 4) young to middle age. The nurse answered 4 and it was wrong. They don't tell you the correct answer but IME they're all predisposing factors and they are even listed as such in their textbooks!

This is one problem with multiple choice, if there was an essay question on the subject one could wax lyrical about the pros and cons of these and a multimedia of other factors and gain many Brownie points!

RE: Nursing exam fun - question on yellow fat disease

Edward Jones — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 10:37:42 GMT

There's often a difference between the answer you know the examiner is looking for, and the right answer.

I, for one, will now be recording 1 minute CPD (+ 2 minutes reflection).

RE: Nursing exam fun - question on yellow fat disease

Martin Atkinson — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 10:35:15 GMT

Don't you know nuffinck? Its feline pansteatitis caused by hypovitaminosis E usually due to excessive EFAs in the diet.

Mind you I was helping my nurses with their revision for their exams yesterday couldn't answer half the questions, especially on reptiles, or didn't agree with the 'correct' answer so what hope is there for them?