HESI-A2 Test Advice!!

[nursing5518]

Hello all, thank you for taking the time to read this! I am hoping to be a Nursing student in the Spring of 2017 and the last thing I need to do before applying is to take my HESI-A2 test! I need some advice from some of you all who have already taken the test and can help alleviate some of my fears.

1. What is the testing environment like? I understand it is taken on the computer, but how was the place you took it at? Did you take the test at the same time as other people, or were you on your own? Was the proctor looking over your shoulder the whole time, or much more relaxed and leaving you to focus?

2. The schools I'm appplying to do not require the Physics, Biology, or Chemistry sections for admission. Do I still have to complete those sections on the test? Or can I skip them, since my schools do not require those three sections?

3. Did you feel rushed? I have done some practice tests and keep finishing quite early.. I am worried that the real test will feel much quicker, is that true?

4. Is is true that the anatomy sections this year contain a lot more questions about hormones and the endocrine system? MY A&P prof told me that, but I wanted to get a second opinion.

Thanks!!

[Julie_d08]

Well my school has a testing room located inside the computer lab and there are limited spots for the HESI so we have to reserve our seat in advance.

We had 5.5 hours to take our test and the sections I had to take were Math, Grammar, Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension, A&P and Critical Thinking. You only have to take the sections your school requires. No one was looking over our shoulders, they were sitting outside of testing room right next to the large window that allows them to keep an eye out. I definitely wouldn't rush through it. A&P was 30 questions for me I missed 4. Yes def. know endocrine hormones. Know layers of epidermis/dermis. Gland types/functions. Mucles/bones. Tissues, epithelial, connective etc. Joint types (hinge, ball&socket etc). Medulla oblongata function, cerebellum function. Things like that...it's basically a short overview/trivia of API