Hi guys! I'm applying for NAU Yuma's nursing program and the Kaplan Nursing Entrance Exam is used for this school. I just took the Kaplan test yesterday and I did not do very well on the science and writing portions. Since I did not reach the minimum score for science (65%), I have to apply again for the next cycle.
Overall score: 79%
Reading: 91&
Math: 89%
Writing: 71%
Science: 60%
I want to list some topics that I remember from the test to help out future students, especially since there's not a lot of info out there. First of all, I thought only anatomy and physiology would be on the science portion, but it was not the only field of science.
Reading:
Main point of a passage
Interpretation of author's meaning
If certain words were appropriate for a passage
Math:
Fractions
Decimals
Roman numerals
Percentages
Flow rate (very general)
Adding/subtracting
Operations
Writing:
Mechanisms of writing
Subject verb agreement
Subject object agreement
Commas
Punctuation
Spelling (fairly easy)
Adding/deleting sentences into/from a passage
Science:
Know all the body systems
Know details of cardiovascular, respiratory, nervous, immune and renal systems
Blood flow through heart
Airflow & gaseous exchange in lungs
Pumping action of lungs
Nephrons in kidneys
Puncture wounds (which type of immune cell phagocytizes foreign microbes in a puncture wound?)
Basic biology
Taxonomy
Prokaryotic/eukaryotic
Meiosis/Mitosis
Acid-base reactions & its products
Aging (super broad like is the taste sense the first sense to go?)
Symptoms of gout
Symptoms of asthma
I am very disappointed in the lack of clarity of what was going to be on this test, especially with the science portion. I think Kaplan needs to be more transparent about which fields of science will be on the test.
Honestly I don’t remember that question now. I think it was maybe drip IV rate or something. I just googled flow rate and it is NOT that. Not Q=VA.
Hey! I recently took the Kaplan nursing entrance exam about two weeks ago and I got an 80. I remember things, plus I have quizlets that are similar to the test!
Hey! I recently took the Kaplan nursing entrance exam about two weeks ago and I got an 80. I remember things, plus I have quizlets that are similar to the test!
All of these quizlets was very similar to the test I took two weeks ago. If you study them I promise you’ll be fine. I applied to a nursing school last minute and I only had 3 weeks to study, so it’s not like I studied for a while.
All of these quizlets was very similar to the test I took two weeks ago. If you study them I promise you’ll be fine. I applied to a nursing school last minute and I only had 3 weeks to study, so it’s not like I studied for a while.
All of these quizlets was very similar to the test I took two weeks ago. If you study them I promise you’ll be fine. I applied to a nursing school last minute and I only had 3 weeks to study, so it’s not like I studied for a while.
Thank you for the resources! Did you only use these to study? Also, do you have any advice for the writing section? For the math, were there any dosage conversion questions?
Thank you for the resources! Did you only use these to study? Also, do you have any advice for the writing section? For the math, were there any dosage conversion questions?
Hey! I watched a lot of Youtube videos. For math I used Kaplan practice questions on Youtube. The practice questions on Youtube was were very helpful, but the quizlet I linked had someone questions on the test word for word.Yes there were dosage conversations, it wasn’t too bad. I was able to score an 89% on math with light studying. I studied for writing a lot because I’m not so good at English and math( I scored higher on science and math) but I did use online ACT practice questions. That helped a lot because it’s very similar to the layout for the writing section on the Kaplan entrance exam.
Hey! I watched a lot of Youtube videos. For math I used Kaplan practice questions on Youtube. The practice questions on Youtube was were very helpful, but the quizlet I linked had someone questions on the test word for word.Yes there were dosage conversations, it wasn’t too bad. I was able to score an 89% on math with light studying. I studied for writing a lot because I’m not so good at English and math( I scored higher on science and math) but I did use online ACT practice questions. That helped a lot because it’s very similar to the layout for the writing section on the Kaplan entrance exam.
Thank you so much! Did you just Google act practice questions? I struggle with English and grammar as well! I’m nervous about it!
All of these quizlets was very similar to the test I took two weeks ago. If you study them I promise you’ll be fine. I applied to a nursing school last minute and I only had 3 weeks to study, so it’s not like I studied for a while.
Hi!
Thank you for sharing these valuable resources. It seems the science questions are all anatomy and phys in your question set. I've heard there are a lot of general science questions. Meiosis, mitosis, general chem...?
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Hi Jordanlv!
Honestly I don’t remember that question now. I think it was maybe drip IV rate or something. I just googled flow rate and it is NOT that. Not Q=VA.