Anyone take the HESI?

Nursing Students HESI

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Hi...I've been an active reader of these posts, and I want to share my frustration. I've taken the HESI three times (760, 731, 842-all 4 versions including the pretest) and I need an 850 to pass before my school can release my diploma to the state boards. When I saw my last score (842) that I took on August 4, I was so sad for weeks, even now as I type. I've done everything I could to prepare. It's so embarrassing because I have to repeat a semester while all my previous classmates have passed their boards and have awesome jobs. The next time I take the HESI is on December 15. I'm not trying to compare myself to anyone else’s success; I just want to conquer the HESI and go on to be the best nurse that I can be. God knows that I want it soooo bad!! And when I pass, I think I'm going to be the happiest person on earth!! Now I'm trying to study again, but I'm not that motivated anymore. I am thankful for the opportunity to have the chance to take it again, but I really need some motivation!

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My school requires a 850 to be able to graduate from our PN program. I am not gonna lie I am not and have never been a studier....well to my own demise when I took the Hesi the first time I score a 799. I am a mother of 4 kids and my husband was in Iraq for 8 of the 12 months while I was in school and my school was 1 hour away so I did a lot of driving everyday and making sure my kids were taken care of by lonely old me lol so I had enough stress on me so, a week and a half before taking the test a second time my hubby came home safely. He studied NCLEX-PN review cards with me almost every night and I did college network questions and use the Hesi book and CD review questions every once in a while this was very helpful for me and with all the confidence my hubby put in me that I was gonna pass the test I went in a total wreck lmbo because of the expectations everyone had in me because I did so well in class for the past year and I never really studied I guess because I heard the information in class I kinda just soaked it in well.. for Hesi i knew I had to change my whole strategy and on Sept 14th I went in to take the Hesi again with 4 other classmates and score a 960 and tomorrow is graduation so I wouldnt stress myself out like crazy but studying does help out a lot so good luck to all and congrats to all who passed.

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Specializes in Flu clinics, Med/Surg, Acute Care.
Hi...I've been an active reader of these posts, and I want to share my frustration. I've taken the HESI three times (760, 731, 842-all 4 versions including the pretest) and I need an 850 to pass before my school can release my diploma to the state boards. When I saw my last score (842) that I took on August 4, I was so sad for weeks, even now as I type. I've done everything I could to prepare. It's so embarrassing because I have to repeat a semester while all my previous classmates have passed their boards and have awesome jobs. The next time I take the HESI is on December 15. I'm not trying to compare myself to anyone else's success; I just want to conquer the HESI and go on to be the best nurse that I can be. God knows that I want it soooo bad!! And when I pass, I think I'm going to be the happiest person on earth!! Now I'm trying to study again, but I'm not that motivated anymore. I am thankful for the opportunity to have the chance to take it again, but I really need some motivation!

Good luck dec 15. You were so close last time. Just go in thinking this time you will pass. Good luck!!!

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Specializes in Pediatrics & Med-Surg.
Hi...I've been an active reader of these posts, and I want to share my frustration. I've taken the HESI three times (760, 731, 842-all 4 versions including the pretest) and I need an 850 to pass before my school can release my diploma to the state boards. When I saw my last score (842) that I took on August 4, I was so sad for weeks, even now as I type. I've done everything I could to prepare. It's so embarrassing because I have to repeat a semester while all my previous classmates have passed their boards and have awesome jobs. The next time I take the HESI is on December 15. I'm not trying to compare myself to anyone else’s success; I just want to conquer the HESI and go on to be the best nurse that I can be. God knows that I want it soooo bad!! And when I pass, I think I'm going to be the happiest person on earth!! Now I'm trying to study again, but I'm not that motivated anymore. I am thankful for the opportunity to have the chance to take it again, but I really need some motivation!

Missvic...don't be discouraged, you said " I just want to conquer the HESI and go on to be the best nurse that I can be." Know what? You CAN conquer that HESI, but instead of saying "you want to", why not say I will conquer the HESI, the HESI exam is not going to stop me from becoming the best nurse that I can be!! You see today I learned at church (which I always do) that you need to speak to your mountain (better yet your molehill), in this case HESI, and declare victory over your circumstances. I have to take HESI in Nov. and I know I will ace and conquer it! You will too! :D

So don't be discouraged, rather take a different approach on how you are studying. I'm usually not such a great test-taker :( I can narrow it down between the two possible correct answers no biggie, but I end up picking the wrong one..major bummer. This happens when I second guess myself, so I find it that when I go with my gut and don't spend so much time on one question, 9 times out of 10, I choose the correct answer! We know more that we give ourselves credit for. Anyway, the other day I was talking to a friend (she's about to take the NCLEX sometime next month yay :yeah:) and I was also not feeling too motivated about studying for HESI, but she forward a thread/post someone posted, on how to study for HESI. Well after reading through it, it really got me pumped b/c their strategies on how to answer questions were great! I have been making it a part of my studying routine, and answering questions now has been so much better.

Well sorry for writing so much, but just thought I should share this with you. Look up this thread/post: My study guide for HESI -passed on first try! If you have trouble finding it let me know and I'll copy/paste and send it to you.

Well, GOOD LUCK!!

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Thank you so much! Words i REALLY needed to hear! I wish you the best of luck on your HESI also!!! :-)

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thank you!!!

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Specializes in Pediatrics & Med-Surg.
Thank you so much! Words i REALLY needed to hear! I wish you the best of luck on your HESI also!!! :-)

Thank you! :)

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I took the HESI ( entrance exam for nursing) and it was pretty long but easy! You would had needed to take A&P at least.. The math us very basic with a lot of fractions and som ratio questions etc. Everything else is pretty easy. I just switch from a bio major to nursing and I did zero studying and still got a 82%.

Good luck and hope this helps!!

Ashley

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I recently took the HESI, 2 days ago, and I was really perplexed by my scores. I took a version written for my school which I scored 809. On the same day immediately following that test we took a version called SP Fund which was a national exam that they said 18009 RN students had taken in the last 364 days. I got a 998 on that test. Our school required an 850 on the first test to receive points towards our final grade.

I just wonder, has anyone else experience such a vastly different scores on the same test? I want to know should I just average these 2 scores and assume that if I took the NCLEX I'd do OK?

Thank you for your time!

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A lot of HESI info in this thread including list of versions:

https://allnurses.com/fl-nursing-programs/hesi-different-versions-509681.html

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First time: 820

Second time: 1210

1. know your drug cal

2. those questions are CRAZY. The second time I spent 1 min + per questions no matter if I knew the question or not.

3. Read the last 2 sentences of the question. What is the question asking you

4. Use the process of elimination to find the answer. MANY times I had no clue of the answer, but I knew it was a, b, or d. So I HAD to go with c.

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