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

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Nursing School Entrance Exams: HESI A2 / NLN PAX-RN / PSB-RN / RNEE / TEAS, 6th Edition (2020) - Page 1 preview imageTheTrustedNameinTestPrepHESIA’»NLNPAX-RN=PSB-RN=RNEE=TEASSIXTHEDITIONHBFeaturesamulti-partexamwithquestionsthatreflectthoseonthemostwidelygivennursingschoolentranceexamsHBProvidescomprehensivereviewandpracticematerialsforallsubjectareasSandraS.Swick,B.S.N.,M.S.N.,Ed.D.Testnamesarethepropertyoftherespectivetrademarkholders,noneofwhomendorseorareaffiliatedwithKaplan.
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Nursing School Entrance Exams: HESI A2 / NLN PAX-RN / PSB-RN / RNEE / TEAS, 6th Edition (2020) - Page 4 preview image©Copyright2020,2016,2011,2007byKaplan,Inc.,d/b/aBarron’sEducationalSeriesPreviouseditions©Copyright2004,1998byKaplan,Inc.,d/b/aBarron’sEducationalSeriesunderthetitleHowtoPreparefortheNursingSchoolEntranceExamsAllrightsreservedunderInternationalandPan-AmericanCopyrightConventions.Bypaymentoftherequiredfees,youhavebeengrantedthenon-exclusive,non-transferablerighttoaccessandreadthetextofthiseBookonscreen.Nopartofthistextmaybereproduced,transmitted,downloaded,decompiled,reverseengineered,orstoredinorintroducedintoanyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,inanyformorbyanymeans,whetherelectronicormechanical,nowknownorhereinafterinvented,withouttheexpresswrittenpermissionofthepublisher.PublishedbyKaplan,Inc.,d/b/aBarron’sEducationalSeries750ThirdAvenueNewYork,NY10017www.barronseduc.comISBN:978-1-5062-6948-110987654321
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Nursing School Entrance Exams: HESI A2 / NLN PAX-RN / PSB-RN / RNEE / TEAS, 6th Edition (2020) - Page 5 preview imageCONTENTS1IntroductionIsThisBookforYou?NursesandWhatTheyDoIsNursingRightforMe?SelectingaNursingProgramTypesofNursingSchoolProgramsTechniciansVersusGeneralistsGraduateEducationWhyDoINeedtoTakeaNursingSchoolEntranceExam?GettingIntoNursingSchoolSpecialTestingConsiderationsFinancialAssistance2Test-TakingStrategiesandYourPersonalizedStudyPlanPreparingforYourEntranceExamMultiple-ChoiceTestQuestionsTest-TakingStrategiesExampleQuestions
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Nursing School Entrance Exams: HESI A2 / NLN PAX-RN / PSB-RN / RNEE / TEAS, 6th Edition (2020) - Page 6 preview imageDiagnosticTestSection1:VerbalAbilitySection2:ReadingComprehensionSection3:NumericalAbilitySection4:Biology/ChemistrySection5:AnatomyandPhysiologyAnswerKeyAnswersExplained3VerbalAbilityEnhanceWhatYouAlreadyHaveEtymologyPrefixesSuffixesRootWordsMedicalTerminologyAntonymsandSynonymsAntonymsSampleTestOneAnswerKeyAntonymsSampleTestTwoAnswerKeySynonymsSampleTestOneAnswerKeySynonymsSampleTestTwoAnswerKeyAnalogiesVerbalAnalogyFormat
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Nursing School Entrance Exams: HESI A2 / NLN PAX-RN / PSB-RN / RNEE / TEAS, 6th Edition (2020) - Page 7 preview imageVerbalAnalogyContentVerbalAnalogyRelationshipPatternsAnalogiesSampleTestOneAnswerKeyandAnswersExplainedAnalogiesSampleTestTwoAnalogiesSampleTestTwoAnswersExplained4ReadingComprehensionQuestionstoAskYourselfAboutReadingComprehensionReadingComprehensionSampleTestAnswerKeyAnswersExplained5NumericalAbilityCalculatorUseBasicArithmeticReviewWholeNumbersNumberGroupingsOrderofOperationsRoundingNumbersPositiveandNegativeNumbersFractionsDecimalsPercentageExponentsandPowersSquareRootsandCubeRoots
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Nursing School Entrance Exams: HESI A2 / NLN PAX-RN / PSB-RN / RNEE / TEAS, 6th Edition (2020) - Page 8 preview imageSimpleStatisticsBasicArithmeticSampleTestAnswerKeyandAnswersExplainedAlgebraReviewEvaluatingAlgebraicExpressionsSolvingEquationswithInverseOperationsRatiosandProportionsAlgebraSampleTestAnswerKeyandAnswersExplainedGeometryReviewLinesandPointsGeometricFiguresAnglesCirclesPolygonsPythagoreanTheoremCubes,RectangularSolids,andCylindersGeometrySampleTestAnswerKeyandAnswersExplainedVerbalProblemReviewAgeProblemsDistanceProblemsRatioandProportionProblemsPercentageProblemsSalesProblemsMixtureProblemsTaxProblems
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Nursing School Entrance Exams: HESI A2 / NLN PAX-RN / PSB-RN / RNEE / TEAS, 6th Edition (2020) - Page 9 preview imageGeometryProblemsInsuranceProblemsInvestmentProblemsInterestProblemsAverageProblemsDosageProblemsGraphsandChartsGraphsandChartsSampleTestAnswerKeyandAnswersExplainedNumericalAbilitySampleTestAnswerKeyandAnswersExplained6ScienceBIOLOGY/CHEMISTRYBiologyChemistrySampleTestAnswerKeyandAnswersExplainedANATOMYANDPHYSIOLOGYTheCardiovascular,BloodVessel,andLymphaticSystemsSampleTestAnswerKeyandAnswersExplainedTheEndocrineSystemSampleTestAnswerKeyandAnswersExplainedFluid,Electrolytes,andAcid-BaseBalance
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Nursing School Entrance Exams: HESI A2 / NLN PAX-RN / PSB-RN / RNEE / TEAS, 6th Edition (2020) - Page 10 preview imageSampleTestAnswerKeyandAnswersExplainedTheGastrointestinalSystemSampleTestAnswerKeyandAnswersExplainedTheHematologicSystemSampleTestAnswerKeyandAnswersExplainedTheImmuneSystemSampleTestAnswerKeyandAnswersExplainedTheIntegumentarySystemSampleTestAnswerKeyandAnswersExplainedTheMusculoskeletalSystemSampleTestAnswerKeyandAnswersExplainedTheNervousSystemSampleTestAnswerKeyandAnswersExplainedTheRenalSystemSampleTestAnswerKeyandAnswersExplainedTheReproductiveSystemSampleTestAnswerKeyandAnswersExplainedTheRespiratorySystem
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Nursing School Entrance Exams: HESI A2 / NLN PAX-RN / PSB-RN / RNEE / TEAS, 6th Edition (2020) - Page 11 preview imageSampleTestAnswerKeyandAnswersExplained7PracticeTestsNumericalAbilityTestAnswerKeyAnswersExplainedVerbalAbilityTestAnswerKeyAnswersExplainedReadingComprehensionTestAnswerKeyAnswersExplainedScienceTestAnswerKeyAnswersExplainedIndex
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Nursing School Entrance Exams: HESI A2 / NLN PAX-RN / PSB-RN / RNEE / TEAS, 6th Edition (2020) - Page 12 preview imageIntroduction1ISTHISBOOKFORYOU?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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Nursing School Entrance Exams: HESI A2 / NLN PAX-RN / PSB-RN / RNEE / TEAS, 6th Edition (2020) - Page 13 preview imageproblems,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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Nursing School Entrance Exams: HESI A2 / NLN PAX-RN / PSB-RN / RNEE / TEAS, 6th Edition (2020) - Page 14 preview imageTest|COntont/ATansNumberofTimeAllowed|Questions(inminutes)so|2[Gammass|eoso|2Chemistry3025Mathematics55[60‘ReadingComprehensionIss0NNPAKAN[Mathematics|sa|eoVerbalSkills8060|a|TETa—PartV:VocationalAdjustmentIndex90|a0|4|ReadingSkill45|TEASEngish|aa|2sReading53|64Science53|63“TableinformationIssubjecttochange.NURSESANDWHATTHEYDOSoyouthinkyouwanttobeanurse.Nursingisoneofthemostgratifyingcareersyou'lleverfind.Butnursingisnotwhatyou’veseenontelevisionorreadaboutinbooks.Nursingishardwork,andlearningtobecomeanurserequiresdedicationandlonghoursofstudyandpreparation.Unlikemanydisciplinesinwhichtheacademiccurriculahasfoundationcourseswithmanyrelatedsubjectedareas,nursingcoursesusuallybuildon
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Nursing School Entrance Exams: HESI A2 / NLN PAX-RN / PSB-RN / RNEE / TEAS, 6th Edition (2020) - Page 15 preview imageoneanother.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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Nursing School Entrance Exams: HESI A2 / NLN PAX-RN / PSB-RN / RNEE / TEAS, 6th Edition (2020) - Page 16 preview imageComforterDecisionmakerAdvocateCasemanagerTeacherCommunicatorCounselorResearcherWhenpracticinginthesevariousroles,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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