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4 HESI A2 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 7 preview imageDedicatedtotheextraordinarynursesatMemorialSloan-Kettering.+Studyxy
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4 HESI A2 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 8 preview imageContentsChapter1IntroductiontotheA2A2VersusOtherNursingSchoolExamsPlanningtoTaketheA2ScoringtheA2PartsoftheTestChapter2TipsandStrategiesforTestTakersHowtoUseThisBookStrategiesforTopScoresA2TrainingScheduleChapter3A2PracticeTest1ReadingComprehensionVocabularyandGeneralKnowledgeGrammarBasicMathSkillsBiologyChemistryAnatomyandPhysiologyPhysicsAnswerKeyExplanatoryAnswersChapter4A2PracticeTest2ReadingComprehensionVocabularyandGeneralKnowledgeGrammarBasicMathSkillsBiologyChemistry
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4 HESI A2 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 9 preview imageAnatomyandPhysiologyPhysicsAnswerKeyExplanatoryAnswersChapter5A2PracticeTest3ReadingComprehensionVocabularyandGeneralKnowledgeGrammarBasicMathSkillsBiologyChemistryAnatomyandPhysiologyPhysicsAnswerKeyExplanatoryAnswersChapter6A2PracticeTest4ReadingComprehensionVocabularyandGeneralKnowledgeGrammarBasicMathSkillsBiologyChemistryAnatomyandPhysiologyPhysicsAnswerKeyExplanatoryAnswers
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4 HESI A2 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 10 preview imageCHAPTER1IntroductiontotheA2hisbookcontainsfourpracticetestsfortheHESIA2(AdmissionAssessmentExam).TheyfollowtheformatusedintheA2onlineexam.ingthesepracticetestswillgiveyouagoodideaofwhatyou’llencounterwhenyoutaketherealexam.Asyoucompletethetests,you’llbecomefamiliarwiththedirections,structure,andcontentthatyou’relikelytoseeatthetestingsite.A2VERSUSOTHERNURSINGSCHOOLEXAMSWhoTakestheA2Exam?TheA2Examisusedforadmissiontocertainnursingschools.ItisaproductofEvolveLearningSystems,adivisionofElsevierPublishing.Differentnursingprogramsrequiredifferentexams;forexample,someschoolsexpectapplicantstotaketheNursingEntranceTest(NET)ortheTestofEssentialAcademicSkills(TEAS).Otherschoolsgiveyouavarietyofentranceexamsfromwhichtochoose.StillothersrequiretheA2exclusively.HowDoIKnowWhetherIShouldTaketheA2Exam?ToknowwhethertheschoolorschoolsofyourchoicerequiretheA2,visittheirwebsitesorcalltheiradmissionsoffices.TheymaycallthisparticulartesttheHESIA2test,theEvolveReachA2test,ortheAdmissionAssessmentExam.Beforeyoubegintostudy,makesurethatyouarestudyingforthecorrecttest.YoumayneedtouseMcGraw-HillEducation5TEASPracticeTestsorNursingSchoolEntranceExamsinstead.
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4 HESI A2 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 11 preview imagePLANNINGTOTAKETHEA2WhenIstheA2Given,andHowDoIRegisterforIt?Theexamisgivenatavarietyofsites,oftenatnursingschoolsorcommunitycolleges.Thedatesoftheexammaydependontheapplicationdatesforthenursingschoolwhereyoutakethetest.Someschoolsofferthetesteveryfewweeksthroughouttheyear.Youmayalsotaketheexamatoneofmorethan350Prometric™testingsitesaroundthecountry.Toregisterforanexam,firstsetupanEvolveaccountatevolve.elsevier.com/cs.Onceyousuccessfullycreateanaccount,youshouldseetheHESIAssessment-StudentAccesslinkunder"MyContent."Chooseatestdateandpayyourfee.Totaketheexamatthenursingschoolorcommunitycollegeofyourchoice,logontothatschool’swebsitetolearnhowtosignupforthenextavailabletest.TotaketheexamataPrometricsite,startbysettingupanaccountontheEvolveElseviersitelistedabove.Submitaregistrationtotakeadistanceexam.Usetheconfirmationinformationyoureceivetologontohttp://www.prometric.com/Elsevier.Clickingon“AdmissionAssessment,”typingyourzipcode,andlistingarangeofdatesletsyoulocatethetestingsiteanddatethatbestsuityourneeds.Fromthere,youmayfollowthedirectionstoschedulethetestatatimeconvenientforyou.Youwillpayforthetestonlinewhenyousetupyourtestdate.Youwillneedyourcreditordebitcardandyourschool'sIDnumber.Useyourschool-relatedemailaddressifyouhaveone.WhenShouldITaketheA2?Checkwithyourchosennursingprogramstofindoutwhentheyneedscoretranscripts.Thenworkbackwardfromthatdatetodeterminewhenyoushouldtakethetest.Ifyoutakethetestatthenursingschoolthatyouhopetoattend,thedateofthetestwillbedesignedtomeshwiththatschool’sapplicationdates.
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4 HESI A2 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 12 preview imageWhichModulesoftheA2MustITake?TheA2containsseveralmodulesintheareasofEnglishlanguage,mathematics,andscience.Notallnursingprogramsrequireeverymodule.Ifyoutakethetestatanursingschoolorcommunitycollege,theschoolwillprobablyonlytestyouonthemodulesthatitsnursingprogramrequires.Forexample,someprogramsdonotrequireanyofthesciencemodules.SomerequireReadingComprehensionandGrammar,butnotVocabularyandGeneralKnowledge.Ifyouwishtosendtranscriptstoseveralschools,visittheirwebsitestolearnwhichmodulestheyrequire.Thenmakesurethatthesitewhereyouaretakingthetestoffersallofthosemodules.WhatDoINeedontheDayoftheTest?TheA2isonlyavailableonline.Youmustpresentoneformofgovernment-issuedidentification.Passports,driver’slicenses,orgreencardsarefine;creditcardsorstudentIDsarenot.Youmayneedyourpaymentoracopyofyourpaymentreceipt.YouwilldefinitelyneedtheusernameandpasswordassignedtoyoubyElsevierwhenyouregisteredforthetest.Youmaynotuseanyresourcessuchascalculatorsorreferencebooks.Abasiccalculatorisincludedinthesoftware.Youmaynotcarryinacellphone,tablet,orotherelectronicdevice.Youmaynotbringfoodorbeveragesintothetestingsite.SCORINGTHEA2HowIstheA2Scored?TheA2consistsofeightacademicmodules.Yourscoresmaybereportedinthreeways—asapercentagescoreforeachmoduleadministered;asasubject-areacompositescore(forallsciencemodules,forexample);andasacompositescore(theaveragescoreforallthemodulesyoucomplete).WhenWillIReceiveMyScore?Assoonasyoucompleteyouronlinetest,youwillreceiveaprintedscore
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4 HESI A2 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 13 preview imagereportfromtheproctor.HowDoISubmitMyScoretoNursingPrograms?Yourtestingfeeautomaticallyincludesthesubmissionofscorestotheschoolwhereyoutookthetest.IfyoutookthetestataPrometriccenter,orifyouwantyourtranscriptsenttoadditionalschools,ordertranscriptsfromElsevierviaitswebsiteorbycalling1-800-950-2728.Elsevierwillchargeaprocessingfeeforeachtranscriptsent.IsMyScoreGoodEnough?Whetheryourscoreisacceptabledependsontheprogramtowhichyouareapplying.Somenursingprogramshavespecificcutoffpointsforeachmodule.Othersrequireacertaincompositescore.SomenursingprogramsallowyoutotaketheA2twoorthreetimesifyourfirstscoresareunacceptable.Theymayrequireyoutowaitseveralweeksormonthsbetweenexams.Again,therulesvaryfromprogramtoprogram.PARTSOFTHETESTTheA2isdividedintoeightacademicmoduleswithinthreebroadcontentareas:Englishlanguage,mathematics,andscience.Inaddition,theA2mayincludeasectiononcriticalthinking,whichmaybegradedorungraded,plusoneortwoungradedtestsundertheheading“LearnerProfile.”Thischartshowsthenumberofitems(whichmayvaryyeartoyear)andtimesuggestedforeachsection.Noticethatungradedpilotitemsareincludedinmostmodules.Theseareusedtobuildtestsinfutureyears.Becausethetestisgivenonline,thetimesgivenareonlysuggestionsthatwillallowyoutocompletetheentiretestwithinareasonabletime.
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4 HESI A2 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 14 preview imageFORMATTIPRarelywillanyonebeadministeredeverymoduleontheA2.Checkwithyourpreferrednursingprogramtoseewhichmodulesitrequires.Dependingonthemodulesrequired,thetypicaltestmayrunfromthreetofourhours.ReadingComprehensionReadingitemstestyourcomprehensionofinformationalreadingpassages.Youwillbeaskedtoreadashort,multiparagraphpassageandansweravarietyofquestionsaboutit.Someofthemostcommonskillstestedinvolvethefollowing:»Mainidea«Supportingdetails*Meaningsofwordsincontext«Author’spurpose+Factandopinion
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4 HESI A2 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 15 preview image«Drawingconclusionsandmakinginferences+Summarizing+Author’stoneThepassagesusedforA2allhaveascienceorhealththemeandmaybetypicalofthetypeofreadingyouwilldoinyourprofessionallife.FORMATTIPWiththeexceptionofsomemathquestions,allquestionsontheA2aremultiplechoiceandgiveyoufourpossiblechoicesfromwhichtopick.HereisanexampleofanA2readingcomprehensionquestion.Onthetestitself,mostreadingpassageswillbelongerthanthisone.Counterfeitmedicinemaybecontaminated,oritmaycontainthewrongornoactiveingredient.Counterfeitmedicineisillegalandmaybedangerous.Thequality,safety,andefficacyofcounterfeitmedicinesarenotknown.CounterfeitmedicineisoftensoldillegallyovertheInternetorbyillegaloperatorsposingaslicensedpharmacies.1.Whatistheauthor’sprimarypurposeinwritingthispassage?A.ToinformB.TopersuadeC.ToentertainD.ToanalyzeExplanatoryAnswer:Thisquestiontestsyourunderstandingoftheauthor’spurposeorintent.Thisauthordefinescounterfeitmedicineandpresentssomefactsaboutit,whichindicatesthatthepurposeistoinform(choiceA).Theauthormakesnojudgmentsorcallstoaction,asmighttakeplaceinapersuasiveessay(choiceB),andthereisnoanalysisorin-depthinvestigationofthetopic(choiceD).VocabularyandGeneralKnowledgeThissectionofthetestincludesvocabularytermsthatappearregularlyin
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4 HESI A2 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 16 preview imagehealthcarecontextsaswellasingeneralandacademicuse.Youmaybeaskedtoselectawordorphrasethatdefinesanunderlinedwordinasentenceortoidentifyasynonymforagivenword.HerearetwoexamplesofA2vocabularyquestions.1.Selectthecorrectdefinitionoftheunderlinedword.Thepatientreceivedapotentdoseofsleepingmedication.A.AverageB.InvasiveC.PowerfulD.InitialExplanatoryAnswer:Potentmeans“strong,”soapotentdoseisastrong,orpowerful,dose(choiceC).2.Apersonwhoiscompliantis.A.flexibleB.obedientC.whinyD.appreciativeExplanatoryAnswer:Tocomplyistoactinaccordancewitharuleorrequest,sosomeonewhoiscompliantisobedient(choiceB).GrammarThegrammarsectionrequiresyoutolocatesentencesthataregrammaticallycorrect,wordsorphrasesthatarenotusedcorrectly,andwordsthatbestcompleteasentencetomakeitgrammaticallycorrect.Questionsmightfocusonanyofthefollowingtopics,amongothers:+Subject-verbagreement+Pronoun-antecedentagreement+Misplacedmodifiers«PronouncaseSerialcommas+Studyxy
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4 HESI A2 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 17 preview image+Sentencefragments*Run-onsentences»Troublesomewordpairs(between/among,good/well,fewerl/less,its/it’s,lie/lay,etc.)HerearetwoexamplesofA2grammarquestions.1.Selectthewordorphrasethatmakesthissentencegrammaticallycorrect.Couldyoupleasehandthetonguedepressors?A.myselfB.meC.ID.ourselvesExplanatoryAnswer:Thepronounrequiredisanobjectpronoun(itreceivestheactionoftheverb),soonlyme(choiceB)completesthesentencecorrectly.2.Selectthecorrectorderofwordstofitthesentencestructure.Thestudentsplacedfinishedessaysover;gladtobedone.A.there,their,they’reB.they're,there,theirC.their,there,they’reD.their,they’re,thereExplanatoryAnswer:Theessaysbelongtothestudentsandthusaretheiressays.Theyplacedtheminthatspot,there.Theyare(they’re)gladtobedone.ThecorrectanswerischoiceC.FORMATTIPForquestionswithmultipleanswersliketheprecedingone,allanswersmustbecorrect.Thereisnopartialcredit.
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4 HESI A2 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 18 preview imageBasicMathSkillsThemathematicssectionoftheA2focusesonthesortofmathyoumayneedtouseonthejob.Forthatreason,thereisanunusualemphasisonmeasurementsandfractions.Herearesomeofthesubskillsthatyoumightseeonthetest:»Computation(addition,subtraction,multiplication,division)withwholenumbers»Computationwithdecimals»Computationwithfractions«Fractions,decimals,andpercentages+Ratiosandproportions*Money+Militarytime+Romannumerals*MeasurementconversionsFORMATTIPAfewitemsinthemathsectionmaybeshortanswer—youmustcomputetheanswerratherthanchoosingfromfourpossibleresponses.HerearetwoexamplesofA2basicmathquestions.1.Multiply:(4.3)(3.4)=A.146.2B.14.62C.12.12D.7.7ExplanatoryAnswer:Manyquestionsofthissortmaybeeasilyansweredbyestimating.4.3x3.4willbesomewheremidwaybetween4x3and4x4,sochoicesAandDareclearlyincorrect.TheanswerischoiceB.2.Howmanyfluidouncesareinapint?(Enternumericvalueonly.)
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4 HESI A2 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 19 preview imageExplanatoryAnswer:Thereare8ouncesinacupand2cupsinapint,sotheansweris16.TIPSFROMTESTTAKERSKnowyourconversions,especiallyliquidmeasurements.Studyachartofmetric-to-standardconversions,too!Noconversionchartappearswiththetest,soyoumusthavethesememorized.BiologyThebiologytestedontheA2isbasic,whichdoesnotmeanthatitiseasy.Expecttoseequestionsonanyofthesetopics:*Scientificmethod»Taxonomy»Molecules»Cells»PhotosynthesisCellularreproduction*GeneticsHerearetwoexamplesofA2biologyquestions.1.WhatistheresultofmeiosisII?A.TwosecondarysexcellsB.FourhaploiddaughtercellsC.TwoprimarysexcellsD.DuplicationofprimarysexcellsExplanatoryAnswer:Mitosisresultsintwoprimarysexcells(choiceC),andmeiosisIleadstotwosecondarysexcells(choiceA).Inmeiosis11,theresultingfourcellshavehalfthechromosomesoftheparentcell.TheanswerischoiceB.
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4 HESI A2 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 20 preview image2.Whichorganelleinanimalcellsismostsimilarinfunctiontothechloroplastinplantcells?A.CellmembraneB.VacuoleC.RibosomeD.MitochondrionExplanatoryAnswer:Chloroplastsarethesiteofphotosynthesis,orenergyconversion,inplants.Mitochondriaarethesiteofrespiration,orenergyconversion,inanimals.TheanswerischoiceD.ChemistryOrganicandinorganicchemistryaretestedontheA2.Allhealthprofessionalsshouldhaveabasicunderstandingofchemistry.Youmayfindquestionsonanyofthesetopics:«Statesofmatter«Atomicstructure*Chemicalequations+Chemicalreactions+Acidsandbases»Radioactivity+Chemicalbonds*Molarity+Stoichiometry*Reactionrates»Redoxreactions«ElectronconfigurationsTIPSFROMTESTTAKERSReviewtheperiodictableofelements,andknowthebasics!Unlikesometests,theA2doesn’tshowyouthetable.HerearetwoexamplesofA2chemistryquestions.
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4 HESI A2 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 21 preview image1.WhatistheexpectedpHoforangejuice?A.Between3.0and4.0B.Between6.0and7.0C.Between8.0and9.0D.Between11.0and12.0ExplanatoryAnswer:Orangejuiceisfairlyacidic,meaningthatitwouldfalltowardthelowerendofthepHscale.TheanswerisA.2.Sodium’sgroundstateelectronconfigurationmayberepresentedas15225%2p83s.Howmanyenergylevelsdoessodiumhave?AlB.2C.3D.6ExplanatoryAnswer:Thefirstenergylevelofanyatomcontainsjustanssubshell.Thesecondmayincludeansandapsubshell.Lookingatsodiumintableformmaymakethiseasiertosolve:1s?2s?2p3sSodium,inotherwords,haselectronsinthreeenergylevels,sotheanswerisC.Inthefirstlevel,ithastwoelectronsinsubshells.Inthesecondlevel,ithastwoelectronsinsubshellsandsixelectronsinsubshellp.Inthethirdlevel,ithasoneelectroninsubshells.Addinguptheelectrons,2+2+6+1,givesyouthetotalnumberofelectronsinsodium,orsodium’satomicnumber,11.AnatomyandPhysiologyThisisthepartofbiologicalsciencesthatappliesspecificallytonursing—thehumanbodyanditssystems,organs,andprocesses.YoumayseeanyofthesetopicsontheA2:
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4 HESI A2 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 22 preview image+Cellsandtissues*Bodyplanesanddirections«Skeletalsystem*Muscularsystem»Nervoussystem«Endocrinesystem«Circulatorysystem»Respiratorysystem«Digestivesystem»Urinarysystem»ReproductivesystemTIPSFROMTESTTAKERSReviewbasicanatomicaldirections(proximal,distal,andsoon)andknowyourorgansandfunctions!HerearetwoexamplesofA2anatomyandphysiologyquestions.1.Whicharmboneismostproximaltotheshoulder?A.RadiusB.UlnaC.HumerusD.CarpalExplanatoryAnswer:Tobeproximalistobeclosetothepointofattachment.Theradius(choiceA)andulna(choiceB)areforearmbones,andthecarpal(choiceD)isinthewrist.Ofthefourboneslisted,thehumerus(choiceC)isthearmbonethatisclosesttotheshoulder.2.Somatotropinissecretedbythe.A.pituitaryglandB.adrenalglandsC.hypothalamusD.thyroid
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4 HESI A2 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 23 preview imageExplanatoryAnswer:Somatotropinisalsoknownasgrowthhormone.Itissecretedbythepituitary,whichregulatesgrowth.TheanswerischoiceA.PhysicsThissectionofthetestfocusesspecificallyonthoseskillsaradiologistorotherimagingscientistmightneed.Mostofthephysicssectionissetupasproblems.Testedtopicsmayinclude:»Speedandacceleration+Momentum+Linearandrotationalmotion+Newton’slaws«+Kineticandpotentialenergy+Gravitation»Waveclassificationandtheory«Optics«Staticelectricity»Coulomb’slaw«Electricfieldsandcharges+Currents,voltage,andresistance+Ohm’slawHerearetwoexamplesofA2physicsquestions.1.Ago-kartissetintomotionwithaninitialspeedof5m/sec.Itmovesfor20seconds.Attheendofthattime,itsspeedis25m/sec.Whatisthemagnitudeofthego-kart’sacceleration?A.1.0m/sec?B.2.5m/sec?C.15m/sec?D.20m/sec?ExplanatoryAnswer:Findaccelerationbydividingthechangeinvelocitybythelengthoftimetheobjectisinmotion:
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4 HESI A2 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 24 preview imageTheanswerisA.2.Inoneminute,15wavesbreakontotheshore.Whatisthefrequencyofthewaves?A.0.15HzB.0.2HzC.0.25HzD.0.4HzExplanatoryAnswer:Tofindfrequency,firstfindperiod,thetimeinsecondsbetweenonecrestandthenext.Inthiscase,Frequencyisthereciprocalofperiod,expressedinseconds~!,orHertz.TheanswerischoiceC.TIPSFROMTESTTAKERSReviewallyourbasicformulas—especiallythoseformotion,forceandwork,power,gravitation,andelectricity.Mostphysicsquestionswillbeproblemsthatrequirethoseequations.CriticalThinkingYouhavenotyetworkedasanurse,butyourprogramadministratorsmaywanttoknowhowwellyouareabletoapplycommonsenseandcriticalthinkingtospecificnursingsituations.Thissectionmaysetupscenariosandaskyoutochooseamongfourstrategiestotriagepatientsortodealwithaspecificmedicalorethicalsituation.Itlooksatyourabilitytosolve
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4 HESI A2 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 25 preview imageproblems,toprioritize,todissectarguments,tointerpretdata,andtoovercomebiases.SomenursingprogramsusetheCriticalThinkingsectionasapre-andposttesttoseehowwellstudentsimproveoverthecourseoftraining.Othersrequireaparticularscoreforentry.Thereisnowaytostudyforthissection,althoughsomestudentsrecommendreadingthroughapracticalnursingguideifyouknowthatyourchosennursingprogramrequiresahighscoreonthissection.LearningStyleThispartofthetest,whichisnotgraded,assessesyourpreferredlearningstyleandprovidesyouwithstudytipsbasedonyourresponses.Becauseyoucannotstudyforthispartofthetest,whichispurelysubjective,wewillnotcoveritinthisbook.PersonalityProfileThisungradedpartoftheA2determinesyourlevelofintroversionorextroversionandclassifiesyourpersonalitytype.Itisprimarilytobeusedbyyourteachersinyourchosennursingprogram.Wewillnotdiscussthispartofthetestinthisbook.
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4 HESI A2 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 26 preview imageCHAPTER2TipsandStrategiesforTestTakersHOWTOUSETHISBOOKPreparingfortheA2aheadoftimeisworththeeffort.Thisbookwillhelpyoutodothefollowing:+Familiarizeyourselfwiththetestformat«RecognizetheskillstestedontheA2«Practiceyourtest-takingskillsusingsampleA2examsHereisapracticalstudyprogramthatwillhelpyoumakethebestuseofthisbook.Theamountofstudyandreviewyoudobetweentestswilldependonwhatweaknessesyoudiscoverasyouassessyourresponsesandcomparethemtotheexplanatoryanswersthatfolloweachtest.Step1:ThinkAboutYourWeaknessesIfithasbeenalongtimesinceyoutookbiologyorthoughtaboutpartsofspeechoralgebraicequations,youmightwanttobrushuponthoselong-lostskills.Chapter1ofthisbookliststhemajorskillsthatarecoveredontheA2.IfyourpreferrednursingprogramrequiressomeofthesciencesectionsoftheA2,youmayneedtoreviewformulas,anatomy,theperiodictable,andsoon—evenbeforeyoutakeyourfirstpracticetest.Buildsomereviewtimeintoyourtest-prepschedule.Pulloutyouroldtextbooks,gotothelibrary,ordosomeonlinereview.McGraw-HillEducationoffersastudyguidespecificallyfocusedonA2skillsandconcepts:McGraw-HillEducationHESIA2Review.Step2:TakethePracticeTestsTherearethreepracticetests,andeachcontainseightmodules,justasthe
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4 HESI A2 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 27 preview imagerealA2does.Ifyouknowwhichmodulesarerequiredbyyourchosenschoolorschools,focusonthoseandignoretheothers.Asyoutakeeachtest,trytosimulateactualtestconditions.Sitinaquietroom,timeyourself,andworkthroughasmuchofthetestastimeallows.Ifyouwish,takeabreakaftereachsectionofthetest.Whenyouaredone,checkyouranswersagainsttheexplanatoryanswersthatfollowthetestyoutook.Usetheexplanatoryanswerstofigureoutwhereyouwentwrongonanyquestionsyoudidnotanswercorrectly.Thepracticetestsinthisbookareparallel.Thismeansthatinmostcases,similarlynumberedquestionsontests1,2,and3willmeasurethesamesortofskill.Thisfactwillhelpyoutodeterminewhereyourproblemareasare.Forexample,ifyouconsistentlymissquestionnumber3intheBasicMathSkillssectionofpracticetests1,2,and3,youwillknowthatyouneedtostudyupontheconceptofratios.Keepinmindthatyouwillbetakingtherealtestonline.Thatmayaffectthespeedwithwhichyoureadquestionsorrespond.Step3:ReviewandImproveEachtimeyoutakeapracticetest,reviewtheexplanatoryanswers.Giveyourselfabreakofafewdays.Thentakethenextpracticetestandseewhetheryoudobetter.Lookforpatterns.Didyoumissthesamekindsofquestionsonpracticetests1and2?Makealistofskillstoreview,anddosomeseriousstudyingbeforeyoutakepracticetest3.Ifyouhavekepttrackofyourweaknessesandstudiedthoseskillsindepth,youshouldseeanoticeableimprovementinyourscore.TIPSFROMTESTTAKERSNoreviewbookorsampletestwillprovideyouwithallthematerialyouneedtostudy,especiallywhenitcomestotheAnatomyandPhysiology(A&P)sectionofthetest.Pulloutyouroldanatomybooksandspendsometimereviewingbeforeyoutakeapracticetest.STRATEGIESFORTOPSCORES
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4 HESI A2 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 28 preview imageAswithanytest,youcanusecertainstrategiestoimproveyourA2score.Youalreadyknowwhetheryouarebetteratmathoratscience,orwhetheryouunderstandgrammarwellenoughtoscorehighonthatpartofthetest.STUDYSTRATEGIES*Gettoknowtheformatoftheexam.ThepracticetestsinthisbookaredesignedtobesimilartowhatyouwillseeontheA2.*Gettoknowthetestdirections.TheA2isnotdifferentfromothermultiple-choicetestsyouhavetakenovertheyears.Therearealwaysfourchoices,andmostquestionsarestand-aloneorrefertoagivenpassageorproblem.Onlyinthemathsectionarethereoccasionalshort-answerquestionswherechoicesarenotgiven.*Gettoknowwhattopicsarecovered.Chapter1liststhemajorskillsthatarecoveredontheA2.«Testandreview.Ifpossible,giveyourselftimetotakeeachofthepracticetestsinthisbook.Thesearelongtests,soyouwillneedtomapoutbigchunksoftimewithbreaksinbetween.Donotplantotakemorethanonetestinaday.Studytheanswers,lookforpatterns,andreviewthoseskillsthatconsistentlycauseproblemsforyou.TEST-TAKINGSTRATEGIES«Answerallthequestions!Yourtimeislimitedacrosstheentiretest,butdependingonwhereyoutaketheexam,youmaybeabletospendmoretimeonchemistryandlessonreadingcomprehensionifyouprefer.Unfortunately,theA2isgiveninaformatthatdoesnotallowyoutogobackandreviewquestionsyoumayhavehadtroubleon,sodoyourbestwitheachquestionasitispresented.«Usetheprocessofelimination.Evenifyoufeelcompletelystumped,youwillprobablybeabletoeliminateoneormorechoicessimplybyusingcommonsense.Thatimprovesyouroddsofgettingtherightanswer.*Whenindoubt,guess.OntheA2,everyquestionhasthesamevalue,andnopointsaretakenoffforguessing.Usetheprocessofelimination,butifyou’rebaffled,goaheadandguess.Onmultiple-choicequestionswithfourpossibleresponses,youhavea25percentchanceofgettingtheanswerrightbyguessing.Ifyouleavetheanswerblank,your
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4 HESI A2 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 29 preview imagechancedropstozero.»Bewareofanswerchoicesthatlookreasonablebutarenotcorrect.BecausemostquestionsontheA2aremultiplechoice,thetestmakershavemanychancestomisleadyouwithtrickydistracters(wronganswers).Focus,usescratchpapertosolveproblemsifitisallowed,andusetheprocessofeliminationtohelpnarrowyourchoices.TIPSFORTESTDAY+Getagoodnight’ssleep.Youneedenergytofaceatestthatismorethanthreehourslong,andyouwon’thaveenergyifyou'reexhaustedfromworryorfromexcessivelast-minutereview.Ifyouhavetakenallthreepracticetests,reviewedthoseskillsthattroubledyou,andimprovedyourscoresonyourfinaltest,youhavedonewhatyouneedtodotosucceed.Arrivingatthetestsitewellrestedandalertwillimproveyourchancesdramatically.*Becarefulasyouindicateyouranswers.Thecomputer-basedA2doesnotallowyoutogobackandfixquestions.Makesurethatyouanswerquestionsastheyarepresented.Ifyouusethecalculatorprovidedinthesoftware,double-checkyouranswers.TIPSFROMTESTTAKERSButtonsontheonlinecalculatorcanoccasionally“stick,”sobesuretoestimateyouranswersandnotrelyentirelyonthecalculator.»Watchthetime.Wearawatchandcheckyourselffromtimetotime.Ifyouhavetimedyourselfonthepracticetests,youshouldbeprettygoodatestimatingthetimeyouhaveleftasyouprogressthroughtheA2.Individualsectionsmaynotbetimed,butyoumayhaveanoveralltimedeadline;youwillbetoldthisasyoubegintheexam.A2TRAININGSCHEDULEAreyoureadytogetstarted?Usethissamplescheduletoplanyourattack.
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4 HESI A2 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 31 preview imageCHAPTER3A2PracticeTest1READINGCOMPREHENSION50items|Suggestedtime:55minutesHighFructoseCornSyrupLately,therehasbeenalotofdiscussion—withinthemedicalcommunityaswellasacrossthekitchentable—aboutthesupposedharmfuleffectsthathighfructosecornsyrup(HFCS)hasonthehumanbody.Manypeoplewonderifitsuseasasweeteneriscontributingtothepopulation’soverallrateofobesity.Inthelate1970s,manyofthelargestfoodmanufacturersintheUnitedStatesshiftedawayfromusingrefinedtablesugartousingthemuchcheaperHFCS.SoonHFCSwasusedtosweetenmanyproductsincludingcereal,steaksauce,softdrinks,bread,bakedbeans,andyogurt.TablesugarandHFCSshareasimilarbiochemicalstructure:bothcontainthesimplesugarsglucoseandfructose,thoughHFCSisproducedfromcornandundergoesadditionalprocessingtoincreasetheamountoffructose.TheAmericanMedicalAssociationdoesnottaketheviewthatonesweetenerisbetterorworsethananother.However,researchersatPrincetonUniversityhaverecentlyreleasedastudyshowingthatratswhoconsumedHFCSgainedmoreweight,especiallyintheabdominalarea,thanratswhoconsumedtablesugar.Othermedicalprofessionalssaythatmoreresearchisneededbeforeconclusiveresultscanbedrawn.Meanwhile,nearlyeveryonecanagreethatbothtablesugarandHFCSarehighincalories—nearly50pertablespoon—andthatneitherformofsweetenerprovidesanymeasurablenutritionalvalue.1.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.TheAmericanMedicalAssociationhasidentifiedpreferred
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