Chamberlain's HESI Exam

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Hi all, I'm currently looking into going into chamberlain and have been studying non-stop for their Hesi exam. I was wondering if there was anyone, who has taken it recently that can tell me what all is covered on each section of the exam and what their experience was with it.

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Not sure if you had taken it already. I just took mine earlier today. Scored an 86% ... Not too excited but glad I did well for a first attempt. I did very well on all sections except A&P despite my efforts in studying in the section more than others. Overall the test was pretty basic. Not as stressful as the TEAS but not easy either.

Reading: know what topic, main idea, inferences, conclusions, to inform persuade entertain etc.

Math: all conversions such as the King Gallon daily tree, distance in meters, know kilo, etc and even tsp tbsp. Ratios, learn to cross multiply, few word problems on percentages, find x, etc very basic math. If it's in study guide, it should be in test.

Grammar: independent, dependent clause, what word fits in a sentence correctly, which word is incorrect, know their there they're, subject verb, etc

Vocab: learn words in your chosen study guide and look up sites for different words regarding to HESI to expand vocab skills. If you're a reader, this should be a breeze.

Chemistry: know your way around basics of periodic table like gases, metals, know atomic mass, oxidation numbers, type of reaction and what's a product or reactant properties of water, solid, gas, liquid etc

Biology: cell organelle functions, structures, steps of cellular respiration, types of cells like prokaryotes and eukaryotes, kingdom, phylum class order etc bacteria, DNA, RNA, transcription, translation, mitochondria, ATP, etc

Anatomy and Physiology: basically brush up each system, know levels of organization, types of tissues, muscles, bones, brain functions, brainstem, ears, eyes, know a few prefixes that show you what structure it refers to, respiration, circulation of blood, waste products, flexion, extension, synovial joints, ball socket etx. The questions were not too much in detail but make sure you know your stuff! I had taken this course last year and was surprise I did terrible than I hoped yet better than what I thought. This seems to be the toughest part. But science is either you know it or you don't.

Take your time on the exam. I noticed others finished extremely fast. But go at your own pace and take a breather before starting each section. You can choose which section to do first in any order of your choice which is cool. Make sure you eat well before and use utilities. I had a grumbling stomach lol !! Sleep night before for 7-9 hours. Day before, do review and focus in having a positive mindset and relax, not stress. I meditated :)

Study Tools I used:

HESI a2 Secrets Study Guide Mometrix

3 HESI Admission Assessment Practice Tests

Learning Definitions, Word Definitions Test hesi a2

HESI Pocket Prep App

Allnurses

YouTube

TestGuide HESI practice tests

Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology 3rd edition by Valerie C. Scanlon and Tina Sanders (my mom's old textbook)

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Thank you so much for your detailed response! I will be taking my HESI on September 30th, I feel comfortable with most of the subjects. It's only math, where I have been really having to practice really hard. However, I'm confident that I will pass and will begin my journey towards becoming a nurse

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Thank you so much for your detailed response! I will be taking my HESI on September 30th, I feel comfortable with most of the subjects. It's only math, where I have been really having to practice really hard. However, I'm confident that I will pass and will begin my journey towards becoming a nurse

I took my HESI last week and did not study for the math and scored a 88%. Know your conversions by heart, there's a good amount of them. Also, I believe 1/3 of the exam consisted of ratios/proportions so make sure you are comfortable doing those! More than half of the exam consisted of adding/subtracting fractions.

Good luck on your HESI, it wasn't too bad at all! :)

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Oh! That makes me feel a lot better. Were there a lot of ratio/ proportions word problems, or were they pretty straightforward and you just had to solve ?

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Oh! That makes me feel a lot better. Were there a lot of ratio/ proportions word problems, or were they pretty straightforward and you just had to solve ?

All of the questions on the math section was straightforward, for me at least. I dont believe I had any word problems. Ratios were very simple, similar to the Hesi A2 Elsevier book. If you can do problems from this book, you should be good to go.

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Okay thank you, I've been using the Hesi A2 admission review edition 4, and the McGraw Hill book as well. The problems in there are easy and simple to understand, so if it's at all like that than, it'll be a breeze to pass

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