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Nursing School Entrance Exams

(NURSE-ENTRANCE.AO1) / ISBN : 978-1-64459-491-9
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About This Course

Our comprehensive course, "A Practical Guide to Nursing School Entrance Exams," is designed to equip aspiring nurses with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in their admission tests. This program covers all major exam components, including verbal ability, math, science, and critical thinking. Through a combination of targeted lessons, practice questions, and timed mock exams, students will develop effective test-taking strategies and build confidence in their abilities.

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1

Getting Into Nursing School: Mary Ann Cantrell, PhD, RN

  • WHAT IS A NURSE?
  • IS A NURSING CAREER RIGHT FOR YOU?
  • ADVANTAGES AND REWARDS OF A NURSING CAREER
  • TYPES OF NURSING EDUCATION PROGRAMS
  • WHICH PROGRAM IS RIGHT FOR YOU?
  • THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS AND HOW TO APPLY
  • FINANCIAL AID FOR NURSING STUDENTS
2

All About the Exams

  • NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR NURSING PRE-ADMISSION EXAMINATION (NLN PAX-RN)
  • TEST OF ESSENTIAL ACADEMIC SKILLS (TEAS)
  • PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES BUREAU (PSB) NURSING SCHOOL APTITUDE EXAMINATION (RN)
  • EVOLVE REACH (HESI) ADMISSION ASSESSMENT (A2)
3

Setting Up Your Study Plan

  • CREATE A PLAN THAT IS RIGHT FOR YOU
  • USE TIME WISELY
4

Strategies to Raise Your Score

  • GENERAL TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES
  • TIPS FOR TEST DAY
5

Diagnostic Test

  • SECTION 1: VERBAL SKILLS
  • SECTION 2: READING COMPREHENSION
  • SECTION 3: MATHEMATICS
  • SECTION 4: SCIENCE
  • DIAGNOSTIC TEST EVALUATION CHARTS
6

Verbal Ability

  • VOCABULARY
  • GRAMMAR
  • SENTENCE STRUCTURE
  • PUNCTUATION AND CAPITALIZATION
  • CAPITALIZATION
  • SPELLING
7

Reading Comprehension

  • PREPARING FOR READING COMPREHENSION
  • TYPES OF READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
  • TEST-TAKING TIPS FOR READING COMPREHENSION
  • QUIZZES AND ANSWERS
8

Mathematical Ability

  • COMPUTATION
  • NUMBER PROPERTIES
  • EXPONENTS
  • ROOTS
  • DECIMALS
  • FRACTIONS
  • PERCENTAGES
  • CONVERTING FRACTIONS, DECIMALS, AND PERCENTS
  • MEAN, MEDIAN, AND MODE
  • ALGEBRA
  • CHARTS, GRAPHS, AND TABLES
  • PROPORTIONS AND RATIOS
  • CONVERTING U.S. AND METRIC UNITS
  • APPLIED MATH
  • GEOMETRY
  • SPATIAL RELATIONS
9

Science Review

  • REVIEW OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES: CELL STRUCTURE
  • ORGAN SYSTEM ANATOMY
  • PLANTS
  • MENDELIAN GENETICS
  • ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
  • ECOLOGY
  • DIVERSITY OF LIFE
  • REVIEW OF HEALTH AND NUTRITION
  • REVIEW OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES: CHEMISTRY-SCIENTIFIC NOTATION AND THE METRIC SYSTEM
  • ATOMIC STRUCTURE
  • THE PERIODIC TABLE
  • BONDING
  • PHASES OF MATTER
  • THE MOLE
  • SOLUTIONS
  • ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
  • ACIDS AND BASES
  • REVIEW OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES: PHYSICS- KINEMATICS
  • NEWTONIAN MECHANICS
  • WORK AND ENERGY
  • WAVES
  • ELECTRICITY
  • SCIENTIFIC METHOD, SCIENTIFIC REASONING, AND EXPERIMENTAL METHODOLOGY
10

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