HESI Questions & Encouragement Needed!

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so, i was a great student in high school and got into the university of florida, no problem. but for the next two years, i worked my butt off trying to commute 2 hrs a day and do all of my pre-bsn nursing program coursework. despite my hardest effort, i was still only pulling c's and b's--and even failing anatomy the first time around. in my entire time at uf i never got a single a--despite the fact that i spent every night at home studying, totally alienated my friends to try and improve my grades, and completely stressed out everyone i lived with. i've done so poorly that i lost my 100% scholarship through florida bright futures, and with an overall 2.6 gpa and prenursing 2.59, i don't stand a chance in hell of getting into the uf nursing program.

so i've decided that instead of switching my uf major to something else (i'm not interested in anything else and none of my science courses match up with any other major) i've decided that the wisest course of action would be to attend the community college in my home town. i dual-enrolled there in high school and got all a's and b's with minimal effort, so i know that i can do well there, and it takes away the considerable stress of driving 2 hrs a day just to get to class, as well as cutting the cost in half, and i could even regain my 100% scholarship if i do well. i want to do their adn program, which will take two years, then take an adn-bsn course online through one of the many colleges that offer it here in fl. i'm kind of worried that i might be looked down upon as an adn rn instead of a bsn rn, at least until i finish the bsn program online. so... i guess i'd just love to hear that you guys think i'm doing the right thing!

the advisor has told me my grades won't be a problem, that i'll get into the nursing program with them, but i have to take the hesi exam first. i've got to get an 80% or higher on math, reading comprehension, grammar, and vocabulary. the test includes the science portions, but the advising office said that they do not consider the scores for those sections for admission. so i picked up the study guide--which was a waste of $40--and photocopied the pages i felt like i needed work on, then returned the actual book.

my questions are:

(1) is there calculator/scratch paper to use on the hesi?

(2) is the math the multiplication/division/addition/subtraction found in the study guide, or is it more of conversions, like medications, ccs, etc? is it fractions and decimals and military time, too?

(3) from what i can tell in the study guide, the vocabulary section is supposed to be a lot of medical terminology. i've taken a med term course so a lot of the terms in the study guide were familiar to me... how hard do you think this section of the hesi was/will be?

i'm really glad to have found this forum and get some answers from everyone here. =) thanks

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Specializes in ICU, Intermediate Care, Progressive Care.

Wow, I just found out that I'm getting my Bright Futures Scholarship after all! That is such a huge relief off my shoulders! The day could only get better if I find out I've gotten into UF's nursing school, but I still think that one's impossible when their minimum GPA is 3.0. Nevertheless this is still fantastic news!

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i just took the grammar, vocab, math, and reading sections last week and aced it- 96% overall. i used the hesi evolve study guide and a couple of online study sites. i studied about 1-2 hrs per day for a week. (i needed a lot of refreshing, because i've been out of school for so long). i did think it was hard, though. i am amazed i did as well as i did.

[color=#483d8b](1) is there calculator/scratch paper to use on the hesi? yes, the version i used had a calulator with the program, and we were allowed 1 sheet of scratch paper.

(2) is the math the multiplication/division/addition/subtraction found in the study guide, or is it more of conversions, like medications, ccs, etc? is it fractions and decimals and military time, too? it is all of that. don't forget your ratios!

(3) from what i can tell in the study guide, the vocabulary section is supposed to be a lot of medical terminology. i've taken a med term course so a lot of the terms in the study guide were familiar to me... how hard do you think this section of the hesi was/will be? honestly, the vocab portion of the study guide did not help much, but i still did ok, and i'm not comeing from a science background.

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[color=#483d8b]good luck and try to relax!!!!!

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I just took the grammar, vocab, math, and reading sections last week and aced it- 96% overall. I used the Hesi Evolve study guide and a couple of online study sites. I studied about 1-2 hrs per day for a week. (I needed a lot of refreshing, because I've been out of school for so long). I did think it was hard, though. I am amazed I did as well as I did.

Congrats! Do you remember what online sites you used to study?

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The one I used was quizlet.com. It has virtual vocabulary flash cards. Look up "hesi vocab" to find them. You can also test yourself. It's a pretty good site.

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Specializes in ICU, Intermediate Care, Progressive Care.

Awesome, thank you. I hope I do as good as you did. =D

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Specializes in ICU, Intermediate Care, Progressive Care.

Does anyone have any other pointers about the HESI? Gettin' nervous here!

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Hi Iseult i havent took the Hesi yet but a good study guide that someone told me about is the N-clex I believe the ISN# is 9781416056355. Good Luck on it and let me know how it went.

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I think it's kind of lame that you returned the book after getting what you wanted out of it. Isn't there a copyright on that book?

The HESI was easy peasy. I took it and got a 94.

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I think it's kind of lame that you returned the book after getting what you wanted out of it. Isn't there a copyright on that book?

I wouldn't normally, but I needed the $40 for gas to get home. I think it's kind of lame that I'm asking for help/support and getting someone questioning my morals/legality...

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*shrug* I think that we're all entitled to our opinions. I consider that stealing though.

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For folks who took the HESI: how was the grammar portion set up in the test? Was it more of a "pick the right word to fit the blank" setup, or was it more like "identify the indirect object of the sentence" or a bit of both? I am very good at writing and reading comprehension but I never really learned a lot of technical grammar to go along with it, so I'm nervous!

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