Nursing School Entrance Exams: HESI A2 / NLN PAX-RN / PSB-RN / RNEE / TEAS, 6th Edition (2020)

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CONTENTS1IntroductionIsThisBookforYou?NursesandWhatTheyDoIsNursingRightforMe?SelectingaNursingProgramTypesofNursingSchoolProgramsTechniciansVersusGeneralistsGraduateEducationWhyDoINeedtoTakeaNursingSchoolEntranceExam?GettingIntoNursingSchoolSpecialTestingConsiderationsFinancialAssistance2Test-TakingStrategiesandYourPersonalizedStudyPlanPreparingforYourEntranceExamMultiple-ChoiceTestQuestionsTest-TakingStrategiesExampleQuestions

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DiagnosticTestSection1:VerbalAbilitySection2:ReadingComprehensionSection3:NumericalAbilitySection4:Biology/ChemistrySection5:AnatomyandPhysiologyAnswerKeyAnswersExplained3VerbalAbilityEnhanceWhatYouAlreadyHaveEtymologyPrefixesSuffixesRootWordsMedicalTerminologyAntonymsandSynonymsAntonymsSampleTestOneAnswerKeyAntonymsSampleTestTwoAnswerKeySynonymsSampleTestOneAnswerKeySynonymsSampleTestTwoAnswerKeyAnalogiesVerbalAnalogyFormat

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VerbalAnalogyContentVerbalAnalogyRelationshipPatternsAnalogiesSampleTestOneAnswerKeyandAnswersExplainedAnalogiesSampleTestTwoAnalogiesSampleTestTwoAnswersExplained4ReadingComprehensionQuestionstoAskYourselfAboutReadingComprehensionReadingComprehensionSampleTestAnswerKeyAnswersExplained5NumericalAbilityCalculatorUseBasicArithmeticReviewWholeNumbersNumberGroupingsOrderofOperationsRoundingNumbersPositiveandNegativeNumbersFractionsDecimalsPercentageExponentsandPowersSquareRootsandCubeRoots

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SimpleStatisticsBasicArithmeticSampleTestAnswerKeyandAnswersExplainedAlgebraReviewEvaluatingAlgebraicExpressionsSolvingEquationswithInverseOperationsRatiosandProportionsAlgebraSampleTestAnswerKeyandAnswersExplainedGeometryReviewLinesandPointsGeometricFiguresAnglesCirclesPolygonsPythagoreanTheoremCubes,RectangularSolids,andCylindersGeometrySampleTestAnswerKeyandAnswersExplainedVerbalProblemReviewAgeProblemsDistanceProblemsRatioandProportionProblemsPercentageProblemsSalesProblemsMixtureProblemsTaxProblems

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GeometryProblemsInsuranceProblemsInvestmentProblemsInterestProblemsAverageProblemsDosageProblemsGraphsandChartsGraphsandChartsSampleTestAnswerKeyandAnswersExplainedNumericalAbilitySampleTestAnswerKeyandAnswersExplained6ScienceBIOLOGY/CHEMISTRYBiologyChemistrySampleTestAnswerKeyandAnswersExplainedANATOMYANDPHYSIOLOGYTheCardiovascular,BloodVessel,andLymphaticSystemsSampleTestAnswerKeyandAnswersExplainedTheEndocrineSystemSampleTestAnswerKeyandAnswersExplainedFluid,Electrolytes,andAcid-BaseBalance

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SampleTestAnswerKeyandAnswersExplainedTheGastrointestinalSystemSampleTestAnswerKeyandAnswersExplainedTheHematologicSystemSampleTestAnswerKeyandAnswersExplainedTheImmuneSystemSampleTestAnswerKeyandAnswersExplainedTheIntegumentarySystemSampleTestAnswerKeyandAnswersExplainedTheMusculoskeletalSystemSampleTestAnswerKeyandAnswersExplainedTheNervousSystemSampleTestAnswerKeyandAnswersExplainedTheRenalSystemSampleTestAnswerKeyandAnswersExplainedTheReproductiveSystemSampleTestAnswerKeyandAnswersExplainedTheRespiratorySystem

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SampleTestAnswerKeyandAnswersExplained7PracticeTestsNumericalAbilityTestAnswerKeyAnswersExplainedVerbalAbilityTestAnswerKeyAnswersExplainedReadingComprehensionTestAnswerKeyAnswersExplainedScienceTestAnswerKeyAnswersExplainedIndex

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Introduction1ISTHISBOOKFORYOU?Areyouwonderingwhatmightbeincludedonanursingschoolentranceexam,ordoesthenursingprogramyou’veappliedtorequireanentranceexam?Ifyouansweredyestoeitherofthesequestions,thenNursingSchoolEntranceExamsisthereferenceyouneed.Nursingschoolentranceexaminationsprovideassociate,diploma,andbaccalaureatenursingprogramswithspecificinformationrelatingtoanapplicant’sornewlyadmittedindividual’sabilitiesincontentareasthatprovidethefoundationfornursingcoursessuchasverbalability,readingcomprehension,numericalormathematicalability,andlifeand/orphysicalsciences.Nursingschoolentranceexaminationsgenerallyuseamultiple-choiceformat.Verbalabilityincludeselementssuchasvocabulary,antonyms,synonyms,verbalreasoning,andtheuseofanalogy.IncludedinverbalabilityareEnglishusageandgrammar,spelling,prefixes,suffixes,androotwords.Readingcomprehensioninvolvesreadingsentences,paragraphs,orshortarticlesandansweringquestions,interpreting,and/ormakinginferencesabouttheliterarymaterial.Priorknowledgeofthetopicisnotrequisiteforreadingcomprehensionbecausetheexaminationisaskingyoutothinklogicallyandmakedecisionsbasedontheinformationpresented.Topicsforverbalabilityandreadingcomprehensionmayaddresstechnicalorscientificknowledgeand/orgeneral,everydayknowledge.Informationmaycomefromdiscipline-specificvocabulary,Englishgrammar,history,geography,literature,artandarchitecture,humanities,generalinformation,naturalsciences,socialsciences,andmathematics.Numericalabilityencompassesarithmetic,algebra,andgeometry.Computationandinterpretationofwordproblems,charts,ratiosandproportions,decimals,percentages,andfractionsmayalsobeincluded.Word

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problems,drawnfromcommonlifeevents,mayaddresssuchareasassales,taxation,insurance,distanceortravel,geometry,age,mixtures,investments,interest,andaverages.Lifeand/orphysicalsciencessectionsfocusonbasicpremisesofbiology,chemistry,humananatomy,andphysiology.Lifesciencesspecificallyaddresshumanstructureandfunctioning,development,andgenetics.Thisbookisintendedtoassistyoutoprepareorreviewforanursingschoolentranceexamination.Thisbookisnotintendedtoprovidesufficientinstructiononanytopicinwhichyouhavelittleornopreviousexperience.Forexample,ifyouhavenevertakenalgebraorgeometry,itisdoubtfulthatthealgebraandgeometrysectionsfoundinthisbookwillprovideabackgroundthatwillenableyoutobesuccessfulonsimilarsectionsofanursingschoolentranceexamination.NursingSchoolEntranceExamsisnotintendedtoaddressaspecificnursingschoolentranceexamination.Nursingprogramsusingentranceexamshaveanumberofexaminationsfromwhichtochoose.Thesestandardizedexamsareusednationwide.Abriefoverviewofselectednursingschoolentranceexaminationsispresentedinthefollowingtable:OverviewofSelectedNursingSchoolEntranceExaminations*

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oneanother.Prerequisitecourses,suchasanatomyandphysiology,chemistry,microbiology,andbiology,arethefoundationforwhatyouwilllearninyournursingcourses,suchasmedical-surgicalnursing,pharmacology,obstetricnursing,mentalhealthnursing,andcommunityhealthnursing.Whenenrollinginprerequisitecourses,itshouldbewiththeintentionofseriouslylearninginformationforuseasyourbasicfoundationinyournursingcourses.Weaknessesinyourprerequisitecoursesmaycauseproblemsnotonlyinyournursingcoursework,butalsoonyournursingentranceexam.Remember,nursingcoursesdependheavilyonknowledgelearnedinprerequisites.Today’snursesworkinnumerousrolesandsettings,andopportunitiesarevirtuallyunlimited.Thefollowinglistincludessettingsinwhichnursesmaypractice:HospitalsCruiseshipsClinicsRetirement/nursinghomesDoctors’officesVolunteerorganizationsBusiness/industryOccupationalhealthprogramsCommunityagenciesAmbulatorycareagenciesSchoolsHospicesNursingschools(highereducation)Federal/stateagenciesMilitaryHomecareResortsandsummercampsWhatanurseactuallydoesdependsuponthescopeofthepracticesetting.Inthemajorityofinstitutionalorhomehealthsettings,nursesprovidecaretoindividualswithchronic,acutephysical,and/ormentalconditions.Whatanursedoesalsodependsupontheneedsoftheindividualpatient.Thenursemayassumetotalcareofapatientwhoisunabletomeetanyofhisorherneedsormayhelponlyinareaswhereassistanceisneeded.Whenworkingwithpatients,nursesassumeanumberofroles.Inmanycases,theserolesoverlapandareinterdependentinnature.Theyinclude:CaregiverRolemodel

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ComforterDecisionmakerAdvocateCasemanagerTeacherCommunicatorCounselorResearcherWhenpracticinginthesevariousroles,thenurseworkstomeet,orhelpsthepatientmeet,hygiene,elimination,safety,nutritional,spiritual,comfort,activity,sensory,adaptation,and/ormentalhealthneeds.Thenursefocusesonassessing,analyzing,planning,andresolvingactualorpotentialhealthproblemsandevaluatestheeffectivenessofnursinginterventionsbasedonthepatient’sresponses.Mostpeoplethinkofnursesasworkingwithindividualsonaone-to-onebasis.Inthecommunitysetting,however,thepatientmaynotbeanindividualbutafamilyorgroupoffamilies,agroupofindividuals,oranentirecommunity.Educationalpreparationplaysanimportantroleincareerplanninginnursing.Careeropportunitiesrunhandinhandwithanurse’seducationalpreparation.Simplyput,opportunitiesforadvancementincreaseaseducationincreases.Forsomelevelsofpractice,anassociatedegreeinnursingisacceptable.Forothers,abachelor’sdegree,amaster’sdegree,oradoctoraldegreeinnursingoreducationisrequired.Careeropportunitiesinclude:StaffnurseNurseeducatorHomehealthnurseNurseresearcherClinicalnursespecialistNurseconsultantNursemidwifeNurseanesthetistNurseadministratorNursepractitionerHospicenursePublichealthnurseSuccessfulcompletionandgraduationfromanursingprogramdoesnotallowyoutopracticeasaregisterednurse.Aregisterednurselicenseisrequired.Notethat,aspertheTexasBoardofNursing,the“newenhancedlicensurecompact,oreNLC,isthelicensuremodelthatallowsregisterednurses(RNs)tohaveonemultistatelicense,withtheprivilegetopracticeinthehomestateandinothereNLCstatesphysically,electronically,and/or

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