A nursing professor is preparing students for the NCLEX-RN.Which of the following items should the professor inform the students to expect on the exam?

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There are,in addition to multiple-choice questions,alternate format items that consist of the following:
•	Fill in the blank—short answer usually requires a drug calculation, an intake and output calculation, or an assessment scoring. In these cases, only the numbers should be entered in the space provided.
•	Multiple-response item—more than four options are presented, and the question will very clearly ask you to select all of the options that correctly answer the question.
•	Hot spot—presents a diagram or a graphic and requires you to select an area on the diagram to answer the question.
•	Drag and drop—asked to click on each item and “drag” it to another area of the screen, placing the items, for instance, in the order in which they would be performed or in order of priority of care.
•	Exhibit item—present a problem and then provide exhibit information stored in tabs. You will click on each tab to find information that will assist you in solving the problem that is presented. The tabs frequently contain information from a chart or data collection from the client.
•	Audio item—presented with a question that has an audio component in which the test taker puts on the headset provided and click the “Play” button to listen to the audio for the information required to answer the question.
•	Graphic options—present you with graphics instead of text for the answer options where you will be required to select the correct answer from the graphics presented at the end of the question.

A Nursing Professor Is Preparing Students for the NCLEX-RN