HESI-West coast university

kryztality · Mar 13, 2009

Has anyone taken it? I'm taking it on Monday. What can I expect? I'm freaking out because I just printed out the study manual online and I am getting half of the grammar stuff wrong and I barely know the science because its been so long since I have taken any of these classes! What score is considered passing? How is this exam scored? Do you have to get a certain percent in every section (ie reading, math, science)? I am stressing out and feel like I don't have enough time to relearn this material!

Hey there,

The HESI exam is pretty simple. Basic math, some medical terms for vocabs, basic science, and reading. I forget what else...I think that's it. Depending on what program you're doing it's a different %age. I took it for the BSN program and you need to score an OVERALL 80%. This was back in November, so I don't know if there's been a change. I doubt it.It's score by points, 1 point per question. I didn't really study for it. The counselor gave me a book to review from the of the exam. All I needed to brush up on was math. I forgot all of those fractions. Also, know how to do percentages. It shouldn't be too bad. Just do the study manual. It should help. Good Luck!

jaebee RN,BSN · Mar 13, 2009

At my school we took HESI every semester after each specialty and then took an exit HESI to graduate and had to get 75%. I studied the book, case studies, and PracTest questions. If you have the book, the HESI hints are pretty helpful. Math, I believe is weighted more than the other questions because it is a safety question. Good luck to you!

calstudent1967 · Mar 16, 2009

I took the test a few weeks ago - math is not weighted more. I did not score well in the math but did pass the test due to scoring so high in the other sections.

Special K.S. · Sep 13, 2010

Hey everyone, I am planning on attending West Coast University in November 2010. I was wondering if anyone knows how hard the HESI EXIT EXAMS are after each semester and how all that works? Thanks!