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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.

Resources:

If there are other topics that I haven't included, please let me know! Thanks guys and good luck!

Specializes in BS in Microbiolgy & Animal Science.

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. 

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On 8/20/2020 at 11:59 AM, fallynr said:

Puncture wounds (which type of immune cell phagocytizes foreign microbes in a puncture wound?)

Hi Fallynr! I was wondering what you meant by this question, would the answer be a phagocyte? 

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Specializes in BS in Microbiolgy & Animal Science.

It’s similar to one of the questions. I think it’s about mounting an immune response. Yes, I think phagocyte would be right. 

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On 12/11/2020 at 1:21 PM, fallynr said:

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. 

Thank you so much!

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On 12/11/2020 at 10:21 AM, fallynr said:

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. 

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! 

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37 minutes ago, nursegirl105 said:

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! 

Hi! Would you be willing to share? 

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https://quizlet.com/536203767/Kaplan-nursing-entrance-exam-math-flash-cards/?I=futdz&x=1jqY

https://quizlet.com/535610875/Kaplan-nursing-science-flash-cards/?I=futdz&x=1jqY

https://quizlet.com/193466835/reading-test-flash-cards/?I=futdz&x=1jqY

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.

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2 minutes ago, nursegirl105 said:

https://quizlet.com/536203767/Kaplan-nursing-entrance-exam-math-flash-cards/?I=futdz&x=1jqY

https://quizlet.com/535610875/Kaplan-nursing-science-flash-cards/?I=futdz&x=1jqY

https://quizlet.com/193466835/reading-test-flash-cards/?I=futdz&x=1jqY

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 so much!! 

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7 minutes ago, nursegirl105 said:

https://quizlet.com/536203767/Kaplan-nursing-entrance-exam-math-flash-cards/?I=futdz&x=1jqY

https://quizlet.com/535610875/Kaplan-nursing-science-flash-cards/?I=futdz&x=1jqY

https://quizlet.com/193466835/reading-test-flash-cards/?I=futdz&x=1jqY

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?

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1 minute ago, Jordanlv said:

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. 

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10 hours ago, nursegirl105 said:

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!

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On 12/14/2020 at 9:31 PM, nursegirl105 said:

https://quizlet.com/536203767/Kaplan-nursing-entrance-exam-math-flash-cards/?I=futdz&x=1jqY

https://quizlet.com/535610875/Kaplan-nursing-science-flash-cards/?I=futdz&x=1jqY

https://quizlet.com/193466835/reading-test-flash-cards/?I=futdz&x=1jqY

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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