Kaplan Nursing Entrance Exam

[NewNurs2020]

I just took mine today and noticed there is not a ton of info out there about the test so I thought I would fill everyone in a little. Its divided into 4 sections which are reading, math, writing and science.

The reading had paragraphs about various topics and then asked you questions like "what was the main context of this paragraph" "what was written as a fact and not an opinion?". It was all multiple choice and I felt it was pretty easy. Same type of questions they had on standardized tests in high school and in the Kaplan Nursing Exam Study Guide. It had 22 questions and you got 45 minutes.

The math was pretty basic stuff like fractions and decimals. Mostly multiplying fractions, adding subtracting decimals. There were a lot of questions like "which is equal to 22%?" and would have a few different choices of fractions and decimals. There were also some word problems similar to those in the study guide as well like "If fred gets paid 25.50 for up to 6 hours of work and then gets a 30% raise, how much did he earn after 8 hours?". Nothing super complicated especially if you have taken college algebra classes. It was 28 questions and you got 45 minutes.

The writing was pretty hard and had paragraphs like in the reading section but would ask which sentences or words did not belong or asked which words were not used right. A lot of punctuation questions and overall kind of tricky. It was 21 questions and you got 45 minutes.

The science was all physiology. For my school it was the renal system, neurology, cardio, respiratory, sensory, hematology, gastro, homeostasis, electrolytes and immune system. It was very specific and wasnt something you could be ready for just with a brief overview of the systems. It asked questions such as "which of the following would have an effect on basal metabolic rate?" "which of the following happens during an asthma attack?" "which organ absorbs the most nutrients for the body?" and a question regarding what part of the brain controls behavior etc. A lot of the questions were worded strangely and were hard for me to understand. I did not do so great on this section despite getting an A and B in A&P 1 and 2. There were 20 questions and you got 30 minutes.

Overall I scored a 77 which my advisor said at my school the average for students admitted is 76 so thats not too bad but every school is different.

[queenlyblessed]

I was shocked to see that there were questions on medication administration and IV infusion times/rates. I took the test today and failed. I did great in the science and math but the reading sections were the killers. The sections on where to put a sentence or a paragraph (civil rights and lake formations). I just hate that I worked so hard on all my classes and earned mostly A's and I get stuck here at eh Kaplan exam. Needless to say, I was very discourages. However, I have to brush myself off, study and try again.

[NewNurs2020]

The writing parts with the sentence and paragraph structure really got me also. I wish I could retake it but my school only allows it every 365 days and they changed the application date next year to march and I took it in April so Im stuck with a 77.

[InfirmiereMaybe, BSN, RN]

Hey. Thanks for sharing your experience. I looked everywhere for info on the Kaplan with no luck so I appreciate this. I'm a bit nervous about taking it.